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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why wouldn't Zora return home to her brother while at Gilbert & Sullivan?
(a) He would want to join in.
(b) He would take her money.
(c) He would make her leave the group.
(d) He wold make her act for them.

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

4. How was Zora able to return to school?
(a) She impersonated someone.
(b) She received funding.
(c) She earned enough money.
(d) She passed a test.

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

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

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

8. Zora's nature was contradictory to ___________.
(a) Gender role expectations.
(b) Her actions.
(c) Her upbringing.
(d) Her self perception.

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

11. What was especially tragic about Zora's mother's death?
(a) She died slowly.
(b) She died early.
(c) She was alone.
(d) She died suddenly.

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

13. For Zora's new job, she found work with ________.
(a) Tailors.
(b) Thespians.
(c) Miners.
(d) A family.

14. 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 secretly paid for school.
(d) He acted as an Uncle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Zora's brother intended to help her ___________.

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

3. How did Zora's mother know the white man who comes to her?

4. Why did Zora's mother give in to Hurston?

5. The actors viewed the woman's involvement with the theater manager as a _______.

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