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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Back Stage (c. 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Eatonville, what made people know a man was cheating on his wife?
(a) How often he made dinner.
(b) How other women in town treated him.
(c) Who else he spent money on.
(d) How much time he was spending at home.

2. When returning to school, Zora felt at times secure or she felt________.
(a) Discontent.
(b) Trepidation.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Rebellious.

3. Whom did Zora live with after being fired from her first job?
(a) In an alley.
(b) Some friends.
(c) Her brother.
(d) A homeless shelter.

4. "Between alligators, poison snakes, and _________, Florida can be a dangerous place."
(a) Monsters.
(b) Jealous husbands.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

5. How did Sarah escape her home?
(a) Married young.
(b) Through the window.
(c) She had her father arrested.
(d) She got a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did John Hurston pursue Zora's mother?

2. Why was Zora's grandmother mad at her mother?

3. Whom does Zora cite on the subject of forgiveness?

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

5. How did the Hurston family view the white man?

(see the answer key)

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