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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Zora fired?
(a) They couldn't afford her.
(b) She neglected the kids.
(c) They thought she was a thief.
(d) Her boss hit on her.

2. In her youth, what did Zora's parents try not to do to her?
(a) Yell at her.
(b) Spoil her.
(c) Make her think much.
(d) Break her spirit.

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

4. Why are parents annoyed by children asking questions, according to Zora?
(a) Parents like to be quiet.
(b) Parents have to think about what they actually do know and what they don't know.
(c) Children shouldn't know too much.
(d) The children won't listen to the answers.

5. Whom did Zora live with after being fired from her first job?
(a) A homeless shelter.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Some friends.
(d) In an alley.

6. Why did the white man come to Zora's mother's house?
(a) To help her.
(b) To collect rent.
(c) To bring a letter.
(d) To find John.

7. How much did Zora make at her new job?
(a) One hundred dollars a year.
(b) Ten dollars a week.
(c) Fifty cents a day.
(d) Five dollars a month.

8. If a fistfight occurred in Eatonville, how was it handled?
(a) It was overlooked.
(b) The townspeople dealt with it.
(c) They were run out of town.
(d) The men were arrested.

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

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

11. In a metaphor, Zora says she is "intimate with the _______."
(a) Spirits.
(b) Moon.
(c) Animals.
(d) Stars.

12. In Eatonville, what did a proud husband do?
(a) Gave all his money to his wife.
(b) Talked about his wife.
(c) Took care of his children.
(d) Showered his wife with gifts.

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

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

15. What was Zora's time working lacking?
(a) Money.
(b) Free time.
(c) Family.
(d) Opportunity for study.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was especially tragic about Zora's mother's death?

2. To what is "a crow in a pigeon's nest" referring?

3. How old was Zora when she left home?

4. In terms of race, John Hurston was _______.

5. Zora was able to make friends at school despite ________.

(see the answer keys)

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