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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 believed that when children ask their parents questions they are making them _______.
(a) Pay attention to them.
(b) Leave.
(c) Think.
(d) Spend money.

2. To what is "a crow in a pigeon's nest" referring?
(a) Zora's exclusion from her family.
(b) Zora's father's rage.
(c) Zora's curious nature.
(d) The white man.

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

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

5. Zora and the white men often did things like _______.
(a) Shopping.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Talking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Zora's father from?

2. Who founded Eatonville?

3. Why are parents annoyed by children asking questions, according to Zora?

4. Why did Zora's mother give in to Hurston?

5. Where was Zora's mother's midwife during the birth?

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