Zora Neale Hurston

Part A: What is the central idea of "Zora Neale Hurston?"

• Zora Neal Hurston grew up in Florida in the first all-black township.

• Zora Neal Hurston was a writer known for both her fiction and her academics.

• Zora Neal Hurston wrote a number of successful novels, academic studies, and other books.

• Zora Neal Hurston researched the black experience in America by traveling throughout the South.

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Part B: Which detail from the passage helps support the central idea?

• "She became famous for her fiction, which often used dialect to enrich her stories of African American life."

• "After graduating in 1920, Hurston moved to New York to get a degree in anthropology, the study of human societies."

• "Her neighborhood was at the center of an artistic movement known as the Harlem Renaissance."

• "After years of travel, Hurston returned to Florida in 1951."

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How does paragraph 1 contribute to the overall structure?

• It describes events in chronological order.

• It provides an overview of the main idea and key details.

• It introduces Hurston's most important books.

• It provides background information on the Harlem Renaissance.

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Which detail supports the inference that Hurston had an important impact on African American literature?

• "Hurston's apartment quickly became a gathering spot for artists."

• "There she studied English and published her first story."

• "She was especially interested in the folklore of African Americans."

• "The book was the first of its kind written by an African American scholar."

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What is the meaning of the word prominent as it is used in paragraph 1?

• talented; creative

• well known; important

• given the highest honor

• having many strong opinions

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Select which topics are presented in the passage?

• The town of Eatonville, Florida

• Blues and jazz music

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The works of Zora Neale Hurston

• Langston Hughes's poetry

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Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

"For her, Eatonville was an oasis with good schools and less conflict than most cities."

What does the author suggest by calling Eatonville an oasis?

• It was a desert.

• It was safe and pleasant.

• It was hot and very dry.

• It was where people gathered.

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