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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. Whom does Zora cite on the subject of forgiveness?
(a) Her father.
(b) A priest.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Jesus.

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

3. Zora's mother showed no interest in Hurston _____.
(a) Initially.
(b) While he was a farmer.
(c) Ever.
(d) While she was in school.

4. Before meeting up with Gilbert & Sullivan, Zora felt _____.
(a) Lost.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Bored.
(d) Unloved.

5. What ended John Hurston's new marriage?
(a) His financial troubles.
(b) He defended Zora and not the stepmother.
(c) The children ran the stepmother out.
(d) His wife's infidelities.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What broke up the Hurston family?

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

4. Why did the white man come to Zora's mother's house?

5. Where did the founders of Eatonville travel and find a colony?

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