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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. Zora believed that when children ask their parents questions they are making them _______.
(a) Leave.
(b) Spend money.
(c) Think.
(d) Pay attention to them.

2. Zora describes Joe Clark's porch as a ________.
(a) Relic.
(b) Cultural vantage point.
(c) Party house.
(d) Dump.

3. In Eatonville, what made people know a man was cheating on his wife?
(a) Who else he spent money on.
(b) How much time he was spending at home.
(c) How often he made dinner.
(d) How other women in town treated him.

4. Zora's parents felt very ______ during her youth.
(a) Tried.
(b) Content.
(c) Distant.
(d) Happy.

5. What spoke to Zora when she was young?
(a) Her dolls.
(b) Nature.
(c) The spirits.
(d) Her dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her youth, what did Zora's parents try not to do to her?

2. Why were the actors entertained by Zora?

3. At Gilbert & Sullivan, why did the actors tease Zora?

4. How did Zora's mother's family feel about the engagement?

5. What role did the white man have in the Hurstons' lives?

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