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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The white neighbors of Maitland were very _______.
(a) Friendly.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Closed-off.
(d) Agressive.
2. Zora's parents felt very ______ during her youth.
(a) Tried.
(b) Happy.
(c) Content.
(d) Distant.
3. If someone took a small case to trial in Eatonville, what would happen?
(a) That person would be run out of town.
(b) The person would be promoted.
(c) That person would be frowned on.
(d) The townspeople wouldn't think twice about it.
4. Why was the stepmother jealous of Sarah?
(a) Sarah had a strong connection with her father.
(b) Sarah was married to an attractive man.
(c) Hurston's children liked Sarah, but not her.
(d) Sarah was very beautiful.
5. What effect did Maitland have on Eatonville?
(a) They took it over.
(b) Their support contributed to its success.
(c) They helped real estate value.
(d) They controlled the government.
6. Zora describes the day her mother gave birth as ______.
(a) Easy.
(b) Challenging.
(c) Boring.
(d) Unexpected.
7. How did the Hurston family view the white man?
(a) They soon forgot about him.
(b) They were grateful to him.
(c) They didn't like him.
(d) They thought he was a spirit.
8. For Zora's new job, she found work with ________.
(a) A family.
(b) Tailors.
(c) Thespians.
(d) Miners.
9. What was John Hurston's job?
(a) Shop owner.
(b) Animal trainer.
(c) Migrant farmer.
(d) Writer.
10. What did Zora's stepmother want?
(a) John Hurston.
(b) A divorce.
(c) More children.
(d) Money.
11. When Zora was almost fired, who stood up for her?
(a) The children.
(b) Her family.
(c) The other boss.
(d) A neighbor.
12. After Zora's mother gave birth, what did the white man do?
(a) Called John.
(b) Stole the baby.
(c) Cleaned the baby.
(d) Left.
13. What broke up the Hurston family?
(a) Their house burned down.
(b) The parents went to jail.
(c) A confrontation between the stepmother and the children.
(d) Their father's death.
14. Where was Zora's mother's midwife during the birth?
(a) In the room.
(b) In Texas.
(c) On call, but nowhere to be found.
(d) In the kitchen.
15. Zora's mother was from a ______ family.
(a) Small.
(b) Poor.
(c) Immigrant.
(d) Refined.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was Zora's father from?
2. In Eatonville, what did a proud husband do?
3. The actors viewed the woman's involvement with the theater manager as a _______.
4. To what is "a crow in a pigeon's nest" referring?
5. What happened on Joe Clark's porch?
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