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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. Where did the founders of Eatonville travel and find a colony?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Canada.
(c) New York.
(d) Africa.

2. When Zora's mother went into labor, who was present?
(a) John Hurston.
(b) The midwife.
(c) Zora's siblings.
(d) No one.

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

4. How did John Hurston treat his new wife?
(a) He spoiled her.
(b) He was abusive.
(c) He treated her like a child.
(d) He ignored her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Between alligators, poison snakes, and _________, Florida can be a dangerous place."

2. How were difficulties resolved in Eatonville?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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