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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Zora was almost fired, who stood up for her?
(a) The other boss.
(b) Her family.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) The children.

2. What did Zora do to her stepmother?
(a) Stole her money.
(b) Blackmailed her.
(c) Cut her hair.
(d) Attacked her.

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

4. Zora's first job naturally progresses into _________.
(a) Nothing.
(b) Unemployment.
(c) Taking care of children.
(d) Management.

5. Eatonville was established as an all _______ town.
(a) White.
(b) African-American.
(c) Nationalities.
(d) Men.

6. What effect did Maitland have on Eatonville?
(a) They controlled the government.
(b) Their support contributed to its success.
(c) They took it over.
(d) They helped real estate value.

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

8. What made finding work difficult for Zora?
(a) She was too young.
(b) She was a girl.
(c) She was educated.
(d) She was black.

9. What did Zora's stepmother NOT want?
(a) To live in Eatonville.
(b) Money.
(c) To work.
(d) John Hurston's children.

10. How were women discussed by the people of Eatonville?
(a) They're not.
(b) Through allusion.
(c) Openly.
(d) Through metaphor.

11. What was the primary pro of Zora' work experience?
(a) She made friends.
(b) She earned money.
(c) She escaped her home.
(d) She gained job skills.

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

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

14. What still influenced Zora's mother's side of the family?
(a) Money.
(b) Old spites.
(c) Racism.
(d) Infidelity.

15. Why did Zora originally have to leave school?
(a) She was needed at home.
(b) She didn't like it.
(c) She couldn't pay.
(d) She fought too much.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Zora and the white men often did things like _______.

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

4. Zora describes the day her mother gave birth as ______.

5. Why wouldn't Zora return home to her brother while at Gilbert & Sullivan?

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