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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. What happened after Zora paid her rent?

2. In looking back on her relationship with P.M.P, Zora doesn't feel what?

3. How does Zora describe reconnecting with her family after so long?

4. What did Zora's relationship with P.M.P try?

5. What aided Zora's creativity in her life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What opportunity did Nassau afford Zora?

3. What was the primary dysfunction in Zora and P.M.P's relationship? Why did it end?

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

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

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

7. How are Big Sweet and Zora similar?

8. Did Zora find that there is a quintessential black person? A white person?

9. Why was Zora's new writing career challenging for her financially? How did she overcome it?

10. Was Leon Walter Young notorious? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zora, although popular, has had her share of bad relationships and encounters. She often offers commentary on other people's relationships, such as the one between her mother and grandmother. Discuss Zora in regard to grudges and forgiveness.

Essay Topic 2

Zora is well known for her vivid use of language. Discuss the effect of Zora's language in writing on our perception of Zora and events.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Zora's relationship with white people.

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