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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of men was Zora attracted to?
(a) Men with children.
(b) Artistic men.
(c) Wealthy men.
(d) Older men.

2. John Hurston claimed the magma layer of the earth was __________________.
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hell.
(c) Eden.
(d) Pergatory.

3. To get in touch with Ethel, Zora first tried doing what?
(a) Writing her letters.
(b) Knocking on her door.
(c) Calling her.
(d) Sending her flowers.

4. What role did Big Sweet play in Zora's life?
(a) She helps her with her writing.
(b) She acted like a mother.
(c) She hired her.
(d) She protected her.

5. How are Fanny Hurst and Zora similar?
(a) Both their mothers died young.
(b) They are both from Eatonville.
(c) They are both playful and serious.
(d) Both of them worked with acting groups.

6. What "game" did Fanny play at?
(a) Hockey.
(b) House.
(c) Cops and robbers.
(d) Being a guest in her own home.

7. How does Zora describe the challenges she's faced in her life?
(a) Terrifying.
(b) Petty.
(c) Easy.
(d) Average.

8. What caused Zora to leave Polk?
(a) The big brawl.
(b) Her family needed her.
(c) She was out of money.
(d) She committed a crime.

9. What did Lucy want with Zora?
(a) To get advice.
(b) To be her friend.
(c) To get her.
(d) To get her autograph.

10. In looking back on her relationship with P.M.P, Zora doesn't feel what?
(a) Anything.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Happy.

11. When did Big Sweet act tough?
(a) When men were around.
(b) Whenever she wanted.
(c) Only when she was messed with.
(d) Never.

12. Why was there pressure for Zora to write about "the race problem"?
(a) She was a great writer.
(b) She was not being pressured.
(c) People told her it was her duty.
(d) It is a cultural trend.

13. To whom did Leon Walter Young not cow-tow?
(a) Whites and mulattos.
(b) Rich people.
(c) Other politicians.
(d) Mobsters.

14. Zora chose not to approach Ethel as a _____.
(a) Woman.
(b) Writer.
(c) Fan.
(d) Southerner.

15. P.M.P was a wedge between Zora and her _______.
(a) Family.
(b) Career.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long could John Hurston's revivals go?

2. How did Big Sweet get her name?

3. How did Zora feel about writing a whole book?

4. Because of their findings, Zora equates mining with ___________.

5. To describe the social makeup of Polk County, Zora details dancing and ______.

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