Dust Tracks on the Road – Flashcards
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What does the metaphor in this story mean? ("If the village was a singing chorus, I must have missed the tune.")
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She was different from other people in the community
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Why were the whites from the North curious about Zora Neale's school?
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Schools were segregated in the south, so they were curious to see what it was like
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What was the palmetto switch used for?
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whip used to discipline students
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Why was Mr. Calhoun flustered when the two young ladies "just popped in"?
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They usually get time to prepare for a visit and make sure the kids are clean
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In which grade is Zora Neale?
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5th gradd
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What were the 5th graders studying?
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Greek mythology- story of Pluto and Persephone
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What fascinated Zora Neale about the visitors?
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Their elegant hands
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Why did Zora Neale get to finish reading the entire story?
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She did a good job
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Why did Zora Neale think she was going to get a whipping?
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She was very dirty
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What were Zora Neale's favorite things about school?
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Geography and reading (and recess)
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Why didn't she tell the visitors that she really didn't like school?
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She was smart enough to know she would have gotten in trouble for a negative answer, so she she told them what they wanted to hear
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Why did Zora Neale refer to one of the woman as Brown Taffeta?
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She didn't know her name, and that's what she was wearing
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Where does Mr. Calhoun tell Zora Neale she is to go the next afternoon?
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To a Parkhouse (hotel in Maitland) with Mrs. Johnstone & Hurd
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One of the women was wearing a taffeta dress, and Zora Neale wears a gingham dress. What do the two different types of cloth indicate?
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Difference of social classes, women were wealthier than Zora
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Who escorted Zora Neale to the hotel?
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Her big brother John
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What is the significance of serving stuffed dates and preserved ginger?
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Another representation of upper social class in showing valuable delicacies in many cultures
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What gifts did the women give Zora Neale?
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One hundred gold new pennies, Episcopal hymn book, white leather and gold cross, copy of Family Robinson, book of fairytslrs
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What did Zora Neale receive from the women after they returned to Minnesota?
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Box with clothes and books
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What did she like best about all the gifts?
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The books (Norse Tales)
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Why was Zora Neale profoundly moved by the Hercules story?
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Connected with it, admired his strength, courage, determination, and self-sacrifice
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How did she "meet" Hans Anderson, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Rudyard Kipling?
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They were the authors of the books she tead
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What does "smote" mean?
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To kill someone
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What is ironic about Zora Neale reading about David?
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Her mother wanted her to read the Bible to discover wages of sin, but she ended up reading about David who never preached of sin, only killed other people
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