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

2. The actors viewed the woman's involvement with the theater manager as a _______.
(a) Nightmare.
(b) Fairytale.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Blessing.

3. At her first job, Zora was trained to do what?
(a) Fight.
(b) Advertise.
(c) Clean.
(d) Cook.

4. How were women discussed by the people of Eatonville?
(a) Through metaphor.
(b) Through allusion.
(c) They're not.
(d) Openly.

5. Where was Zora's father from?
(a) He was an immigrant.
(b) Eatonville.
(c) Maitland.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a metaphor, Zora says she is "intimate with the _______."

2. What role did the white man have in the Hurstons' lives?

3. Where was Zora's mother's midwife during the birth?

4. Joe Clark owned a store in Eatonville and was also the _______.

5. After Zora's mother gave birth, what did the white man do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In terms of academics, why was Zora' work experience valuable but unfulfilling?

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

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

6. What was the internal drama at Gilbert and Sullivan? Why did members of the troupe feel betrayed?

7. Why did John Hurston remarry?

8. How did Zora stand out with the others at Gilbert and Sullivan? Why did this aid her?

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

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

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