View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Dust Tracks on the Road : Chapter 2, I Get Born & The Inside Search.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zora described the white man's relationship with her as _______.
(a) Limited.
(b) Comforting.
(c) Proprietary.
(d) Inappropriate.

2. How did the Hurston family view the white man?
(a) They were grateful to him.
(b) They didn't like him.
(c) They soon forgot about him.
(d) They thought he was a spirit.

3. Why did Zora's mother give in to Hurston?
(a) Her parents made her.
(b) She had no other options.
(c) She thought he'd eventually leave.
(d) He was very charming.

4. How did Zora's mother know the white man who comes to her?
(a) He was a community member.
(b) He was their landlord.
(c) He was a close friend.
(d) He'd delivered her other children.

5. Zora's mother was from a ______ family.
(a) Small.
(b) Refined.
(c) Poor.
(d) Immigrant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did the white man have in the Hurstons' lives?

2. How did Zora's mother's family feel about the engagement?

3. Zora describes the day her mother gave birth as ______.

4. Where was Zora's father from?

5. After Zora's mother gave birth, what did the white man do?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 208 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample