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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Dust Tracks on the Road : Chapter 2, I Get Born & The Inside Search.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The white neighbors of Maitland were very _______.
(a) Agressive.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Closed-off.
(d) Frightened.

2. Zora described the white man's relationship with her as _______.
(a) Comforting.
(b) Proprietary.
(c) Limited.
(d) Inappropriate.

3. Zora's mother's family name was _____.
(a) Potts.
(b) Hurston.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Ford.

4. What was the primary conflict between Zora's mother and father?
(a) Children.
(b) Money.
(c) Paint colors.
(d) Fidelity.

5. Eatonville was established as an all _______ town.
(a) White.
(b) Nationalities.
(c) African-American.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zora's anecdotes are vivid but _______.

2. To what is "a crow in a pigeon's nest" referring?

3. Who founded Eatonville?

4. What was John Hurston's distinguishing feature?

5. What was the age difference between Zora's mother and father?

(see the answer key)

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