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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's mother's family name was _____.
(a) Hurston.
(b) Ford.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Potts.

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

3. Zora's anecdotes are vivid but _______.
(a) Dense.
(b) Unclear.
(c) Long.
(d) Brief.

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

5. Zora describes the day her mother gave birth as ______.
(a) Easy.
(b) Unexpected.
(c) Boring.
(d) Challenging.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eatonville was founded after what war?

2. When Zora's mother went into labor, who was present?

3. What effect did Maitland have on Eatonville?

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

5. How did Zora's mother know the white man who comes to her?

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