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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. Where did the founders of Eatonville travel and find a colony?
(a) Canada.
(b) New York.
(c) Africa.
(d) Brazil.

2. How old was Zora when she left home?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fourteen.

3. What still influenced Zora's mother's side of the family?
(a) Old spites.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) Money.
(d) Racism.

4. How were difficulties resolved in Eatonville?
(a) They weren't.
(b) By the cours.
(c) By fines.
(d) Outside of court.

5. What role did the white man play in Zora's young life?
(a) He secretly paid for school.
(b) He acted as an Uncle.
(c) He acted as a bodyguard.
(d) He became her new father.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Zora flash back to Zora's mother and grandmother?

4. How did Sarah escape her home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the result of Zora's mother's plan in marrying John Hurston?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Zora have a good relationship with white people?

9. What was the future of Zora's relationship with the "Uncle"?

10. How does Zora perceive the fight between her mother and grandmother? What does she think should have been done?

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