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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zora's father is an expert at _________________.
(a) Getting people to convert.
(b) Getting others to repent.
(c) Convincing people of his ideas.
(d) Getting people to come to church.

2. What did Zora survive in Nassau?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A flood.
(c) A crime spree.
(d) A tornado.

3. In looking back on her relationship with P.M.P, Zora doesn't feel what?
(a) Happy.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Anything.

4. Zora chose not to approach Ethel as a _____.
(a) Southerner.
(b) Fan.
(c) Woman.
(d) Writer.

5. What "game" did Fanny play at?
(a) House.
(b) Cops and robbers.
(c) Being a guest in her own home.
(d) Hockey.

6. For what was Leon Walter Young famous?
(a) Fooling everyone.
(b) Cleaning up the city.
(c) Running off the governor.
(d) His inidelities.

7. When was Zora to start her research in the south?
(a) After Barnard.
(b) During spring break.
(c) After working as a TA.
(d) Right away.

8. Before the big brawl broke out, where was Big Sweet?
(a) At home.
(b) Going to see Zora.
(c) Where Zora didn't see her.
(d) With Zora.

9. Zora referred to white men as ______.
(a) Scum.
(b) Ephemeral.
(c) Bording.
(d) Royal.

10. When Zora had an "affair" with the President of her school, she called it a _____ affair.
(a) Literary.
(b) Brief.
(c) Flawed.
(d) Pretend.

11. Why didn't Zora want to write about "the race problem"?
(a) She felt it was overdone.
(b) She thought it was unimportant.
(c) She didn't know what to say.
(d) She didn't want to make it an issue.

12. Ethel Waters was very ______.
(a) Outrageous.
(b) Feminine.
(c) Shy.
(d) Confrontational.

13. What caused Zora to leave Polk?
(a) Her family needed her.
(b) The big brawl.
(c) She committed a crime.
(d) She was out of money.

14. How does Zora describe reconnecting with her family after so long?
(a) Overwhelming.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Horrible.

15. John Hurston claimed the magma layer of the earth was __________________.
(a) Heaven.
(b) Pergatory.
(c) Eden.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Zora want to befriend Ethel?

2. Dr. Boas found a ______ for Zora to go south.

3. What was the primary rumor about Big Sweet?

4. To whom did Leon Walter Young not cow-tow?

5. What role did Big Sweet play in Zora's life?

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