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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 friends.
(b) A priest.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Her father.

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

3. How does Zora say parents respond to children's questioning?
(a) They send them to school.
(b) They get aggressive.
(c) They answer.
(d) They leave the room.

4. Why were the actors entertained by Zora?
(a) She was clever with words.
(b) She was smart.
(c) She teased the manager.
(d) She was a good dancer.

5. Zora explains that her failure to finish school was not about her _______.
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Finances.
(c) Race.
(d) Determination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened on Joe Clark's porch?

2. What made Zora stand out in the group at Gilbert & Sullivan?

3. Zora frequently expresses that she wants more __________.

4. What effect did Maitland have on Eatonville?

5. Whom did Zora decide she wanted to marry when she grew up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did spite influence Zora's family? How strong was this spite?

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

4. What was the unique racial make-up of Eatonville?

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

6. Why was it difficult for Zora to find work when leaving home?

7. Did Zora's mother and father live happily ever after? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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