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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. What was the age difference between Zora's mother and father?
(a) It was never discussed.
(b) He was older than Zora's mother.
(c) They were the same age.
(d) She was older than Zora's father.

2. Joe Clark owned a store in Eatonville and was also the _______.
(a) Mayor.
(b) Chief of Police.
(c) Head of a corporation.
(d) Grandfather of Zora.

3. The actors viewed the woman's involvement with the theater manager as a _______.
(a) Fairytale.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Blessing.
(d) Nightmare.

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

5. What did Zora's stepmother NOT want?
(a) To work.
(b) To live in Eatonville.
(c) John Hurston's children.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the stepmother jealous of Sarah?

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

3. What ended John Hurston's new marriage?

4. Whom did Zora live with after being fired from her first job?

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

(see the answer key)

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