A genius of the south (Wordly Wise Lesson 7)

1. Zora Neale Hurston was a spirited child and a lifelong rebel. She would have found it difficult to behave in a(n) __________ manner.

2. Hurston wrote in the informal language of the old South. Some of her peers __________ her because they thought she was promoting the idea that African Americans were barely literate.

3. Hurston wanted to convey the musical quality of Southern speech. That is why she chose to write in the ___________ style.

4. The uniqueness of Hurston’s characters makes them jump off the page. Hurston was interested in creating real people, not ________.

5. It’s difficult to fully capture the flavor of Southern speech through the written word. Hurston’s _______ of Southern speech patterns comes close.

6. As a child, Hurston’s family had very little money with which to buy books. Her desire for literature was met by the ________ of friendly strangers.

7. Hurston’s love of books was a lifelong passion. She was a(n)

________ reader with a special interest in myths and fairy tales.

8. While at Columbia University, Hurston was awarded a grant of two hundred dollars a month. This small ________ enabled her to support herself while continuing her research.

9. The 1920s manufacturing boom led to a demand for workers in Northern cities. The _______ of African Americans from the South led to the Harlem Renaissance.

10. Hurston was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Yet her death in 1960 went almost unnoticed and her ____________

appeared in just one national magazine.