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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. How did Big Sweet get her name?

2. Why didn't Zora want to write about "the race problem"?

3. Where did Fanny take Zora on a spontaneous trip?

4. What was the primary rumor about Big Sweet?

5. How are Fanny Hurst and Zora similar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was John Hurston's reputation as a preacher? How did he gain this status and reputation?

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

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

5. Why did Zora's relationships fail?

6. Why was Ethel Waters a challenge to befriend?

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

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

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

10. How are Big Sweet and Zora similar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Eatonville, Florida, in what it embodies and instills in Zora's life in terms of race, society, and art. How did it affect her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of P.M.P and how this relationship (and break up) embodied the essence of Zora.

Essay Topic 3

Zora often reverts back to her youthful perspective to analyze situations. Discuss Zora's perception. What do we learn about Zora by seeing her youth and adulthood side by side?

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