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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. P.M.P was a wedge between Zora and her _______.
(a) Friends.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Career.
(d) Family.

2. In her research in the South, Zora was assigned to gather ______.
(a) Evidence.
(b) Gold.
(c) Relics.
(d) Folktales.

3. John Hurston claimed the magma layer of the earth was __________________.
(a) Pergatory.
(b) Eden.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Hell.

4. What role did Big Sweet play in Zora's life?
(a) She hired her.
(b) She helps her with her writing.
(c) She protected her.
(d) She acted like a mother.

5. Because of their findings, Zora equates mining with ___________.
(a) A history lesson.
(b) A dangerous life.
(c) A science lesson.
(d) An adventurous life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Zora want to befriend Ethel?

2. How did Zora's findings in Nassau influence her research?

3. What kind of men was Zora attracted to?

4. When was Zora to start her research in the south?

5. Around whom was Fanny Hurst usually found?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Zora and Fanny Hurst compatible? Why did they make good friends?

3. How did Zora pursue a friendship with Ethel Waters? Why was she eager to befriend Ethel?

4. How does Zora address "the race problem" in her work? Why does she approach it as she does?

5. Why did Zora have to flee Polk County?

6. What was Zora's initial failure in her folktale project? How was this received?

7. What was special about John Hurston's portrait of hell?

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

9. What was the argument between the whore and prostitute in Polk County? Why does Zora single this instance out?

10. What opportunity did Nassau afford Zora?

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