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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the stepmother jealous of Sarah?
(a) Sarah was very beautiful.
(b) Sarah was married to an attractive man.
(c) Hurston's children liked Sarah, but not her.
(d) Sarah had a strong connection with her father.

2. Zora's first job naturally progresses into _________.
(a) Unemployment.
(b) Taking care of children.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Management.

3. "Between alligators, poison snakes, and _________, Florida can be a dangerous place."
(a) Jealous husbands.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Monsters.

4. What does Zora clarify about the teasing?
(a) It wasn't that bad.
(b) It was not malicious.
(c) She teased them back.
(d) It didn't last long.

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

6. What ended John Hurston's new marriage?
(a) He defended Zora and not the stepmother.
(b) His financial troubles.
(c) The children ran the stepmother out.
(d) His wife's infidelities.

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

8. What did Zora's stepmother NOT want?
(a) To live in Eatonville.
(b) To work.
(c) Money.
(d) John Hurston's children.

9. Zora frequently expresses that she wants more __________.
(a) Money.
(b) Family.
(c) Excitement.
(d) School.

10. Why was Zora fired?
(a) Her boss hit on her.
(b) She neglected the kids.
(c) They couldn't afford her.
(d) They thought she was a thief.

11. What spoke to Zora when she was young?
(a) Her dreams.
(b) Her dolls.
(c) The spirits.
(d) Nature.

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

13. When Zora's mother went into labor, who was present?
(a) John Hurston.
(b) No one.
(c) Zora's siblings.
(d) The midwife.

14. What effect did Maitland have on Eatonville?
(a) They controlled the government.
(b) Their support contributed to its success.
(c) They helped real estate value.
(d) They took it over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Zora originally have to leave school?

2. Where did the founders of Eatonville travel and find a colony?

3. Who founded Eatonville?

4. In Eatonville, what made people know a man was cheating on his wife?

5. In a metaphor, Zora says she is "intimate with the _______."

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