Dust Tracks on a Road

Who is the author of “Dust Tracks...”?

• Nora Zeale Hurtson

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Dora Neil Hinton

• Nora Neale Hinton

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Is “Dust Tracks...” fiction or non-fiction?

• fiction

• non-fiction

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What did the author struggle with?

• Reading

• Writing

• Talking

• Walking

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" They tell me that an old _____ taught me how to walk."

• sow-hog

• dog

• lady

• neighbor

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Why did the pig approach the narrator?

• It wanted to eat her.

• It thought she was one of its babies.

• It wanted her soul food.

• It wanted a belly rub.

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The author grew up to hate traveling and exploring.

• True

• False

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Who did the narrator take after?

• the hog

• her mom

• her dad

• her grandma

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What literary term represents the AUTHOR’S attitude or feelings?

(a)  

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Which word does NOT match the tone/mood of “Dust Tracks...”?

• humorous

• surprising

• frightful

• solemn

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What evidence best shows a TENSE tone?

• “She came right on in, and began messing around"

• “[She] had sprinkled 'travel dust’ around the doorstep"

• “Hogs have been known to eat human flesh"

• "She had much less intention of eating Mama’s baby, than mama had of eating hers"

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