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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. Why was Zora's grandmother mad at her mother?
(a) For having so many children.
(b) For taking her money.
(c) For leaving home early.
(d) For marrying John Hurston.

2. Zora described the white man's relationship with her as _______.
(a) Inappropriate.
(b) Proprietary.
(c) Comforting.
(d) Limited.

3. Zora was able to make friends at school despite ________.
(a) Her past.
(b) Her race.
(c) Her financial troubles.
(d) Her family.

4. Why did Zora's mother give in to Hurston?
(a) She thought he'd eventually leave.
(b) Her parents made her.
(c) She had no other options.
(d) He was very charming.

5. What was Zora's time working lacking?
(a) Money.
(b) Family.
(c) Free time.
(d) Opportunity for study.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Zora live with after being fired from her first job?

2. What did Zora's stepmother NOT want?

3. When Zora's mother went into labor, who was present?

4. At her first job, Zora was trained to do what?

5. Zora's mother's family name was _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What sparked the development of Eatonville?

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

3. In Zora's opinion, why don't parents like their kids asking a lot of questions?

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

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

6. What kind of relationship or effect did Zora have on the adults in her life?

7. In Eatonville, what was the expected protocol for handling a dispute? How did the townspeople respond if people deviated from this standard?

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

9. Why did the actors of Gilbert and Sullivan tease Zora? What was her relationship with them?

10. Why was Zora a good nanny to the children at her new job?

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