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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Zora would see her boyfriend walking by her house, she imagined he was doing what?
(a) Thinking of her.
(b) Buying her a gift.
(c) Cheating on her.
(d) Ignoring her.

2. What did Zora survive in Nassau?
(a) A crime spree.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A flood.

3. The party where Zora and Ethel meet was for whom?
(a) Ethel.
(b) The mayor.
(c) A new mother.
(d) Society people.

4. To describe the social makeup of Polk County, Zora details dancing and ______.
(a) Working.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Drinking.

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

6. Because of their findings, Zora equates mining with ___________.
(a) A science lesson.
(b) A dangerous life.
(c) An adventurous life.
(d) A history lesson.

7. Ethel Waters was very ______.
(a) Shy.
(b) Outrageous.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Confrontational.

8. How did Dr. Boas receive Zora's failure?
(a) He wasn't terribly disappointed.
(b) He consoled her.
(c) He was happy.
(d) He was livid.

9. Zora describes her father's revivals as ______.
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Cliche.
(c) Dull.
(d) Approprite.

10. What is the meaning of "My people! My people!" in the African American community?
(a) To express embarrassment at the actions of another.
(b) To get someone's attention.
(c) To express your love for your community.
(d) To express sorrow at being away from your family.

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

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

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

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

15. Where did Fanny take Zora on a spontaneous trip?
(a) New York.
(b) Eatonville.
(c) Niagara Falls.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Zora discuss race?

2. How did Zora feel about the Roosevelts?

3. In her research in the South, Zora was assigned to gather ______.

4. What was Zora's only bitter feeling about the publication of her first book?

5. To get in touch with Ethel, Zora first tried doing what?

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