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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. What was John Hurston's distinguishing feature?
(a) Long hair.
(b) Big hands.
(c) A crooked nose.
(d) Green eyes.

2. Eatonville was founded after what war?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The Civil War.

3. Where was Zora's mother's midwife during the birth?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) On call, but nowhere to be found.
(c) In the room.
(d) In Texas.

4. What role did the white man play in Zora's young life?
(a) He acted as an Uncle.
(b) He acted as a bodyguard.
(c) He secretly paid for school.
(d) He became her new father.

5. How does Zora say parents respond to children's questioning?
(a) They get aggressive.
(b) They send them to school.
(c) They answer.
(d) They leave the room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In terms of race, John Hurston was _______.

3. What effect did Maitland have on Eatonville?

4. Zora's anecdotes are vivid but _______.

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

(see the answer key)

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