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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. People were drawn to John Hurston's revivals because they were ______.
(a) Unique.
(b) Personal.
(c) Long.
(d) Vivid.
2. What does Zora note about the way forgiveness is taught in church?
(a) It's excessive.
(b) It's by the book.
(c) It's strange.
(d) It's inadequate.
3. In "Two Women," what element of female life is Zora portraying?
(a) The importance of friendships.
(b) Their secret hopes and dreams.
(c) The need for emotional attention.
(d) The excessive drama.
4. Dr. Boas found a ______ for Zora to go south.
(a) Opening.
(b) Excuse.
(c) Fellowship.
(d) Car.
5. Zora's father is an expert at _________________.
(a) Getting others to repent.
(b) Convincing people of his ideas.
(c) Getting people to come to church.
(d) Getting people to convert.
6. While at Barnard, Zora's work and school lives began to ______.
(a) Undergo criticism.
(b) Blend.
(c) Disappear.
(d) Conflict.
7. What was Zora's only bitter feeling about the publication of her first book?
(a) She wished it had been longer.
(b) Her father didn't read it.
(c) She dedicated it to a man who left her later.
(d) She felt overly assisted.
8. What does Zora exhibit as a common language tool among Southerners?
(a) Acronym.
(b) Dropping "g"s.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Rhyme.
9. How did Zora's findings in Nassau influence her research?
(a) She realized what she'd been doing wrong.
(b) The stories became very popular.
(c) The stories were the same as Florida.
(d) She chose to quit the job.
10. Why did Zora fail in her first try at research?
(a) She asked the wrong questions.
(b) Her approach was bad.
(c) She didn't have enough money.
(d) She didn't know who to talk to.
11. What did the students call Dr. Boas?
(a) Papa.
(b) Big Brother.
(c) Harrold.
(d) Dr. Boas.
12. How did Zora feel about the Roosevelts?
(a) She didn't care as much as her father did.
(b) She was very unahppy with them.
(c) She admired them.
(d) She was obsessed with them.
13. Zora observes that Jesus teaches forgiveness, but preachers are often _____.
(a) Immoral.
(b) Judgmental.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Passive.
14. How are Fanny Hurst and Zora similar?
(a) They are both playful and serious.
(b) Both of them worked with acting groups.
(c) They are both from Eatonville.
(d) Both their mothers died young.
15. How did Zora feel about writing a whole book?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Excited.
(c) Skittish.
(d) Confident.
Short Answer Questions
1. What aided Zora's creativity in her life?
2. What "game" did Fanny play at?
3. What attracted Zora to P.M.P?
4. What is the meaning of "My people! My people!" in the African American community?
5. For what was Leon Walter Young famous?
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