Spunk Zora Neale Hurston

In which paragraph would it be most appropriate to insert information about Hurston’s connection with Mrs. Rufus Osgood, a white patron who funded part of Hurston’s ethnographic work?

• paragraph 1 or 5

• paragraph 2 or 6

• paragraph 3 or 5

• paragraph 4 or 7

Which of the following would be least likely to fit in the article?

• A paragraph highlighting Alice Walker’s writings.

• A paragraph about the history of Florida.

• A paragraph about Hurston’s work in college.

• A paragraph about the Harlem Renaissance and its most prolific and influential writers.

Which of the following questions would be most appropriate to ask Hurston if you were a reporter who had been granted an interview with her?

• How has your own life influenced the development of the characters in your writings?

• Have you ever met Langston Hughes?

• Why did you file for divorce from your second husband within a year of your marriage?

• What is it like being poor?

This writer died in the south, poor and virtually unknown.

• Zora Neale Hurtson

• James Baldwin

• Lorraine Hansberry

• Shonda Rhimes

This lady spent two years pursuing a PhD in Anthropology at Columbia University.

• Jennifer Aniston

• Lorraine Hansberry

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Kharlie Carpenter

Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?

• Mindy Kaling

• Lorraine Hansberry

• James Baldwin

• Zora Neale Hurston

Considered "A genius of the South" according to her headstone. This author was the leading female figure from the Harlem Renaissance

• Billie Holiday

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Conte Cullen

• Langston Hughes

Who is the author of the short story 'Spunk'?

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Langston Hughes

• James Baldwin

• Toni Morrison

In which literary movement is Zora Neale Hurston's work often categorized?

• Romanticism

• Harlem Renaissance

• Modernism

• Realism

What is the main theme of the short story 'Spunk'?

• Courage and bravery

• Jealousy and revenge

• Love and friendship

• Wealth and power