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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the actors entertained by Zora?
(a) She teased the manager.
(b) She was clever with words.
(c) She was smart.
(d) She was a good dancer.

2. What was Zora's response to any man who was attracted to her?
(a) She flirted with him.
(b) She ran away.
(c) She told him to go away.
(d) She often didn't notice.

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

4. What role did the white man play in Zora's young life?
(a) He became her new father.
(b) He acted as a bodyguard.
(c) He acted as an Uncle.
(d) He secretly paid for school.

5. What was the primary conflict between Zora's mother and father?
(a) Children.
(b) Fidelity.
(c) Money.
(d) Paint colors.

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

7. How long did John Hurston pursue Zora's mother?
(a) Years.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Months.
(d) An afternoon.

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

9. Why does Zora flash back to Zora's mother and grandmother?
(a) To keep the conversation going.
(b) To explain what happened between them.
(c) To keep a promise to them.
(d) To keep their memory alive.

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

11. What was the age difference between Zora's mother and father?
(a) They were the same age.
(b) It was never discussed.
(c) He was older than Zora's mother.
(d) She was older than Zora's father.

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

13. What was John Hurston's job?
(a) Writer.
(b) Animal trainer.
(c) Shop owner.
(d) Migrant farmer.

14. Zora was able to make friends at school despite ________.
(a) Her family.
(b) Her financial troubles.
(c) Her past.
(d) Her race.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The white neighbors of Maitland were very _______.

2. Whom does Zora cite on the subject of forgiveness?

3. What did Zora's stepmother want?

4. How did John Hurston treat his new wife?

5. What still influenced Zora's mother's side of the family?

(see the answer keys)

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