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

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

3. How does Zora describe the challenges she's faced in her life?

4. Because of their findings, Zora equates mining with ___________.

5. What happened after Zora paid her rent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Zora's relationships fail?

6. Was Leon Walter Young notorious? Why?

7. In Zora's early romantic life, what was her nature? Why was she this way?

8. What opportunity did Nassau afford Zora?

9. Why was Ethel Waters a challenge to befriend?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact of Zora's friendships. What does she learn about life and her own self from friendships? What can we learn about her from the friendships?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Zora's approach to men in her romantic life and how this ties to events prior to her maturity.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Zora's relationship with white people.

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