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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Books & People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Leon Walter Young not cow-tow?
(a) Mobsters.
(b) Rich people.
(c) Whites and mulattos.
(d) Other politicians.

2. Why didn't Zora want to write about "the race problem"?
(a) She felt it was overdone.
(b) She thought it was unimportant.
(c) She didn't want to make it an issue.
(d) She didn't know what to say.

3. Why does Zora flash back to Zora's mother and grandmother?
(a) To keep a promise to them.
(b) To keep their memory alive.
(c) To keep the conversation going.
(d) To explain what happened between them.

4. In New Orleans, Zora became involved in ______.
(a) Volunteer work.
(b) A gang.
(c) Hoodoo.
(d) The church.

5. What was Zora's response to any man who was attracted to her?
(a) She told him to go away.
(b) She ran away.
(c) She flirted with him.
(d) She often didn't notice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Zora offered for her book?

3. What defined the political makeup of Polk County?

4. Zora's boyish nature was _______.

5. How did Big Sweet get her name?

(see the answer key)

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