Their Eyes Were Watching God by Sora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was known as the first Black American to do what?

• Stay on a bus to prove that segregation was wrong

• Was a huge supporter of Martin Luther King Jr.

• Is noted as the first Black American to collect and publish African American and Afro-Caribbean folklore

Where was Zora Neale Hurston born?

• Alabama

• Florida

• Georgia

• New York

Where did Zora Neale Hurston move with her family early in her life?

• New Smyrna Beach, Florida

• Eatonville, Florida

• Daytona Beach, Florida

• Trick question, she never left her birth state

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How old was Zora Neale Hurston when her mother died?

• 20

• 13

• 36

• 5

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What did Zora Neale Hurston study at Columbia University?

• Biology

• African-American Folklore

• Anthropology

• She never went to college even though she really wanted to.

What is considered the most powerful novel that Hurston had written?

• Their Eyes Were Watching God

• Harlem Renaissance

• She was a musician not a novelist.

• I've Got the Map of Florida on my Tongue

Who is the main character?

• Jainie Crawford

• Teacake

• Pheoby Watson

• Nanny

Identify Tea Cake

• Janie's first kiss

• Janie's first husband

• Janie's second husband

• Janie's third husband

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Identify Joe Starks

• Janie's first kiss

• Janie's first husband

• Janie's second husband

• Janie's third husband

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Identify Logan Killicks

• Janie's first kiss

• Janie's first husband

• Janie's second husband

• Janie's third husband

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