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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zora explains that her failure to finish school was not about her _______.

2. Who founded Eatonville?

3. Whom does Zora cite on the subject of forgiveness?

4. Where did the founders of Eatonville travel and find a colony?

5. Why was Zora good at her job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Zora supported in her academic determination and abilities?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zora explains she doesn't like to write about the "race problem." Discuss Zora's views on race sensation and how she treats race in her writing.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance that Zora's folktale research had on her life.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effect of the surrogate mothers and fathers on Zora's life.

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