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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What spoke to Zora when she was young?
(a) The spirits.
(b) Nature.
(c) Her dreams.
(d) Her dolls.

2. Whom does Zora cite on the subject of forgiveness?
(a) A priest.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her friends.

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

4. What happened on Joe Clark's porch?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Selling.
(c) Gossip.
(d) Playing cards.

5. How were difficulties resolved in Eatonville?
(a) By fines.
(b) They weren't.
(c) Outside of court.
(d) By the cours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zora's brother intended to help her ___________.

2. In Eatonville, what did a proud husband do?

3. Why did the white man come to Zora's mother's house?

4. Why was Zora fired?

5. When Zora's mother went into labor, who was present?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Zora's mother and father live happily ever after? Why or why not?

2. Why did Zora have a good relationship with white people?

3. Why did John Hurston remarry?

4. What was the future of Zora's relationship with the "Uncle"?

5. Why was Zora fired from her cleaning/nanny job? What is the irony of the reasons they fired her?

6. Why did Zora's family object to her mother's agreement to marry John Hurston?

7. Why was it difficult for Zora to find work when leaving home?

8. What was the result of Zora's mother's plan in marrying John Hurston?

9. What was the significance of the "Uncle" figure in Zora's life?

10. What was the difference between how men and women were gossiped about in Eatonville?

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