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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the miners in Polk find in the mines?
(a) Relics of Earth's history.
(b) People hiding.
(c) Coal.
(d) A body.
2. What does Zora exhibit as a common language tool among Southerners?
(a) Dropping "g"s.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Acronym.
3. What was the initial problem with Zora getting her book published?
(a) She wasn't taken seriously.
(b) No one was reading.
(c) The subject matter was too unfamiliar.
(d) She didn't have enough money.
4. What attracted Zora to P.M.P?
(a) His manliness.
(b) His talent.
(c) His wealth.
(d) His kindness.
5. Dr. Boas found a ______ for Zora to go south.
(a) Fellowship.
(b) Car.
(c) Excuse.
(d) Opening.
6. How does Zora describe the challenges she's faced in her life?
(a) Terrifying.
(b) Petty.
(c) Easy.
(d) Average.
7. To describe the social makeup of Polk County, Zora details dancing and ______.
(a) Marriage.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Working.
8. Zora explains that it is often the province of women to ______ young girls.
(a) Prepare.
(b) Teach.
(c) Guard.
(d) Frighten.
9. What did Lucy want with Zora?
(a) To get her autograph.
(b) To be her friend.
(c) To get her.
(d) To get advice.
10. What "game" did Fanny play at?
(a) Being a guest in her own home.
(b) Cops and robbers.
(c) Hockey.
(d) House.
11. People were drawn to John Hurston's revivals because they were ______.
(a) Unique.
(b) Long.
(c) Personal.
(d) Vivid.
12. What has Zora discovered at the end of "My People! My People!" about the nature of blacks and whites?
(a) There is no quintessential person.
(b) They are more similar than different.
(c) There are too many differences to count.
(d) They have no reason to dislike eachother.
13. In New Orleans, Zora became involved in ______.
(a) Hoodoo.
(b) A gang.
(c) The church.
(d) Volunteer work.
14. When Zora would see her boyfriend walking by her house, she imagined he was doing what?
(a) Buying her a gift.
(b) Ignoring her.
(c) Thinking of her.
(d) Cheating on her.
15. While at Barnard, Zora's work and school lives began to ______.
(a) Conflict.
(b) Undergo criticism.
(c) Blend.
(d) Disappear.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the meaning of "My people! My people!" in the African American community?
2. What did Zora's relationship with P.M.P try?
3. The party where Zora and Ethel meet was for whom?
4. How are Fanny Hurst and Zora similar?
5. What was Zora offered for her book?
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