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Dust Tracks on a Road

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Nora Zeale Hurtson

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

Dora Neil Hinton

d)

Nora Neale Hinton

2.

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

a)

fiction

b)

non-fiction

3.

What did the author struggle with?

a)

Reading

b)

Writing

c)

Talking

d)

Walking

4.

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

a)

sow-hog

b)

dog

c)

lady

d)

neighbor

5.

Why did the pig approach the narrator?

a)

It wanted to eat her.

b)

It thought she was one of its babies.

c)

It wanted her soul food.

d)

It wanted a belly rub.

6.

The author grew up to hate traveling and exploring.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Who did the narrator take after?

a)

the hog

b)

her mom

c)

her dad

d)

her grandma

8.

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

(a)  

9.

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

a)

humorous

b)

surprising

c)

frightful

d)

solemn

10.

What evidence best shows a TENSE tone?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

“Hogs have been known to eat human flesh"

d)

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

11.

Word choice is apart of an author’s ____.

a)

tone

b)

mood

c)

diction

d)

pronunciation

12.

Rate “Dust Tracks..."

a)

Loved it (best thing we’ve read) *****

b)

Liked it ****

c)

It was fine ***

d)

Disliked it **

e)

Hated it (worst thing we’ve read) *