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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zora's stepmother want?
(a) More children.
(b) Money.
(c) John Hurston.
(d) A divorce.

2. At Gilbert & Sullivan, why did the actors tease Zora?
(a) They didn't like her.
(b) As part of the initiation process.
(c) They were bored.
(d) She was poor.

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

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

5. Eatonville was founded after what war?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The Civil War.

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

7. When returning to school, Zora felt at times secure or she felt________.
(a) Trepidation.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Rebellious.
(d) Discontent.

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

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

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

11. Why was Zora good at her job?
(a) She was dedicated.
(b) She needed the job.
(c) She was playful.
(d) Her job was easy.

12. Zora's anecdotes are vivid but _______.
(a) Dense.
(b) Brief.
(c) Long.
(d) Unclear.

13. Why did Zora's mother give in to Hurston?
(a) He was very charming.
(b) She thought he'd eventually leave.
(c) Her parents made her.
(d) She had no other options.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zora was almost fired, who stood up for her?

2. Zora believed that when children ask their parents questions they are making them _______.

3. What was the primary conflict between Zora's mother and father?

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

5. How long did John Hurston pursue Zora's mother?

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