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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 was a good dancer.
(b) She was clever with words.
(c) She teased the manager.
(d) She was smart.

2. How did the Hurston family view the white man?
(a) They didn't like him.
(b) They thought he was a spirit.
(c) They soon forgot about him.
(d) They were grateful to him.

3. Who founded Eatonville?
(a) Whites.
(b) African Americans.
(c) Cubans.
(d) The French.

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

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

6. At her first job, Zora was trained to do what?
(a) Cook.
(b) Fight.
(c) Advertise.
(d) Clean.

7. How old was Zora when she left home?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fourteen.

8. The white neighbors of Maitland were very _______.
(a) Frightened.
(b) Agressive.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Closed-off.

9. To what is "a crow in a pigeon's nest" referring?
(a) Zora's father's rage.
(b) The white man.
(c) Zora's curious nature.
(d) Zora's exclusion from her family.

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

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

12. How were difficulties resolved in Eatonville?
(a) By the cours.
(b) They weren't.
(c) Outside of court.
(d) By fines.

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

14. Zora's mother's family name was _____.
(a) Hurston.
(b) Carlson.
(c) Potts.
(d) Ford.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Zora described the white man's relationship with her as _______.

2. What did Zora do to her stepmother?

3. What role did the white man play in Zora's young life?

4. When returning to school, Zora felt at times secure or she felt________.

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

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