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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Zora cite on the subject of forgiveness?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Jesus.
(d) A priest.

2. In Eatonville, what made people know a man was cheating on his wife?
(a) How often he made dinner.
(b) How much time he was spending at home.
(c) Who else he spent money on.
(d) How other women in town treated him.

3. Zora describes the day her mother gave birth as ______.
(a) Boring.
(b) Unexpected.
(c) Easy.
(d) Challenging.

4. To what is "a crow in a pigeon's nest" referring?
(a) Zora's exclusion from her family.
(b) Zora's curious nature.
(c) Zora's father's rage.
(d) The white man.

5. If a fistfight occurred in Eatonville, how was it handled?
(a) It was overlooked.
(b) The townspeople dealt with it.
(c) The men were arrested.
(d) They were run out of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eatonville was established as an all _______ town.

2. Zora and the white men often did things like _______.

3. How was Zora able to return to school?

4. Zora was able to make friends at school despite ________.

5. Zora was rough and tough, but also _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. In "School Again," how was Zora able to overcome her struggles?

2. Was Zora supported in her academic determination and abilities?

3. How were the people of Eatonville able to know if a man was cheating on his wife?

4. Why was Zora fired from her cleaning/nanny job? What is the irony of the reasons they fired her?

5. Why was the stepmother not happy in the Hurston family?

6. What tool largely defines Zora's writing? What effect does this have on the narrative?

7. What was the cultural significance of "Joe Clark's Porch"?

8. Why did Zora's family object to her mother's agreement to marry John Hurston?

9. Why wouldn't Zora return to her brother and his wife?

10. Why did Zora's mother agree to marry John Hurston?

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