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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. What did Zora's stepmother NOT want?
(a) To work.
(b) John Hurston's children.
(c) Money.
(d) To live in Eatonville.

2. Why did Zora have good feelings toward white people?
(a) Her parents taught her by their example.
(b) She's had good experiences with them.
(c) She didn't have time for negative feelings.
(d) She had good feelings towards everyone.

3. Why wouldn't Zora return home to her brother while at Gilbert & Sullivan?
(a) He would make her leave the group.
(b) He would take her money.
(c) He would want to join in.
(d) He wold make her act for them.

4. Eatonville was founded after what war?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War II.

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 became her new father.
(d) He acted as a bodyguard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zora's mother showed no interest in Hurston _____.

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

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

4. How old was Zora when she left home?

5. What spoke to Zora when she was young?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Were there dual sides to Zora's personality? Are these positive or negative? Why?

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

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

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

9. What was the significance of the "Uncle" figure in Zora's life?

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

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