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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. 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) How much time he was spending at home.
(d) Who else he spent money on.

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

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

4. How was Zora able to return to school?
(a) She earned enough money.
(b) She received funding.
(c) She passed a test.
(d) She impersonated someone.

5. Zora explains that her failure to finish school was not about her _______.
(a) Race.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Finances.
(d) Determination.

Short Answer Questions

1. While discussing distinctions within her own race, she explains that educated people ______ raucous people.

2. How did Zora's findings in Nassau influence her research?

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

4. How did Dr. Boas receive Zora's failure?

5. Why are parents annoyed by children asking questions, according to Zora?

(see the answer key)

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