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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 observes that Jesus teaches forgiveness, but preachers are often _____.
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Immoral.
(c) Judgmental.
(d) Passive.

2. What kind of men was Zora attracted to?
(a) Artistic men.
(b) Wealthy men.
(c) Men with children.
(d) Older men.

3. Why was there pressure for Zora to write about "the race problem"?
(a) People told her it was her duty.
(b) She was a great writer.
(c) She was not being pressured.
(d) It is a cultural trend.

4. When did Zora begin to discuss her love life in her book?
(a) Before she headed south.
(b) When her writing career manifested.
(c) After her father's death.
(d) After she got married.

5. When Zora had an "affair" with the President of her school, she called it a _____ affair.
(a) Brief.
(b) Flawed.
(c) Literary.
(d) Pretend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Boas found a ______ for Zora to go south.

2. To describe the social makeup of Polk County, Zora details dancing and ______.

3. What did the miners in Polk find in the mines?

4. For what was Leon Walter Young famous?

5. Why did Zora want to befriend Ethel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Big Sweet and Zora similar?

2. Why did Zora have to flee Polk County?

3. Where did Zora gain her lingual abilities? How did these abilities aid her and her father's careers?

4. Why was Ethel Waters a challenge to befriend?

5. Why did Zora have conflicted feelings towards the church?

6. Through showing her friendships with Ethel Waters and Fanny Hurst, what is Zora communicating to the reader?

7. When is the phrase "My people! My people!" used and why?

8. Why was Zora's relationship with P.M.P a trial of her will and nature?

9. How did the miners in Polk County get a history lesson?

10. Why did Zora's relationships fail?

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