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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. Whom did Zora live with after being fired from her first job?
(a) Some friends.
(b) Her brother.
(c) In an alley.
(d) A homeless shelter.

2. Zora's brother intended to help her ___________.
(a) Finish her education.
(b) Pay her rent.
(c) Find a job.
(d) Make friends.

3. How did the Hurston family view the white man?
(a) They didn't like him.
(b) They thought he was a spirit.
(c) They were grateful to him.
(d) They soon forgot about him.

4. How long did John Hurston pursue Zora's mother?
(a) Months.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) An afternoon.
(d) Years.

5. What did Zora do to her stepmother?
(a) Cut her hair.
(b) Stole her money.
(c) Blackmailed her.
(d) Attacked her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The white neighbors of Maitland were very _______.

2. What ended John Hurston's new marriage?

3. Why wouldn't Zora return home to her brother while at Gilbert & Sullivan?

4. Zora's mother showed no interest in Hurston _____.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "School Again," how was Zora able to overcome her struggles?

2. What kind of relationship or effect did Zora have on the adults in her life?

3. Why was the stepmother not happy in the Hurston family?

4. What tool largely defines Zora's writing? What effect does this have on the narrative?

5. Why did the actors of Gilbert and Sullivan tease Zora? What was her relationship with them?

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

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

8. What was the unique racial make-up of Eatonville?

9. In terms of academics, why was Zora' work experience valuable but unfulfilling?

10. What ultimately destroyed the Hurston family?

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