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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. P.M.P was a wedge between Zora and her _______.

2. Around whom was Fanny Hurst usually found?

3. What was Zora's only bitter feeling about the publication of her first book?

4. While at Barnard, Zora's work and school lives began to ______.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How are Big Sweet and Zora similar?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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