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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. The white neighbors of Maitland were very _______.
(a) Friendly.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Agressive.
(d) Closed-off.

2. Zora felt she had not been adequately appreciated for ______________.
(a) Her talent.
(b) Her intelligence,
(c) Her humor.
(d) Her struggles.

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

4. Where was Zora's father from?
(a) He was an immigrant.
(b) New York.
(c) Maitland.
(d) Eatonville.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Zora do to her stepmother?

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

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