Which sentence best summarizes the ideas in paragraphs 14–16?

Several markers contribute to Hurston's perception of self.

How does Hurston craft an effective conclusion?

She engages the reader by using the second person.

What inference can readers make based on the details of paragraph 5?

Hurston's color eclipsed other parts of her identity.

Which sentence expresses Hurston's physical connection with the music at The New World Cabaret?

"My pulse is throbbing like a war drum."

From the description of the performance at the jazz club, the reader can infer that

the author values jazz as a part of her cultural heritage.

Which reason supports Hurston's claim that she is not "tragically colored"?

"No one on earth ever had a greater chance for glory."

This phrase shows Zora's feelings about interacting with tourists who passed through her town

"Proscenium box for a born first-nighter."

What point does Hurston make with the metaphor she develops in paragraph 10?

Her identity remains intact despite external circumstances, Her color cannot be easily washed away by outside forces.

She said her white friend was not as affected as she was by the music at the jazz club because

He merely says the music is "good."

What central idea does Hurston emphasize with the phase "became colored" in paragraph 2?

Social context influences feelings about her racial identity

Standard punctuation was omitted in the phrase"Howdy-do-well-I-thank-you-where-you-goin’?" Why?

convey a realistic depiction of how she spoke.

Based on Hurston's metaphor of the bags of miscellany, the reader can infer which statement?

All of us are made of the same human characteristics.

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1
Which sentence best summarizes the ideas in paragraphs 14–16?
When she is discriminated against, she takes it personally.
She feels the same way about her race and her nationality.
Several markers contribute to Hurston's perception of self.
Hurston defines herself by her gender more than her race.
2
How does Hurston craft an effective conclusion?
She engages the reader by using the second person.
She restates her claim and reasons.
She introduces evidence to support her main points.
She identifies and refutes a counterargument.
3
What inference can readers make based on the details of paragraph 5?
The population of Jacksonville was predominately white.
Hurston was discriminated against because of her color.
As a thirteen-year-old, Hurston did not like her new school.
Hurston's color eclipsed other parts of her identity.
4
Which sentence expresses Hurston's physical connection with the music at The New World Cabaret?
"My pulse is throbbing like a war drum."
"I hurl it true to the mark yeeeooww!"
"I am in the jungle and living in the jungle way."
"Constricts the throat and splits the heart."
5
From the description of the performance at the jazz club, the reader can infer that
the musicians in the orchestra are African American.
the white friend did not enjoy the performance
the author values jazz as a part of her cultural heritage.
the New World Cabaret does not have many white patrons.
6
Which reason supports Hurston's claim that she is not "tragically colored"?
"… I shall get twice as much praise or twice as much blame."
"Someone is saying that I am the grand-daughter of slaves."
"No one on earth ever had a greater chance for glory."
"Slavery is sixty years in the past."
7
This phrase shows Zora's feelings about interacting with tourists who passed through her town
"I was the first 'welcome-to-our-state' Floridian … "
"They liked to hear me speak pieces and gave their silver…"
"If my family saw me, negotiations would be broken off."
"Proscenium box for a born first-nighter."
8
What point does Hurston make with the metaphor she develops in paragraph 10?
Her identity remains intact despite external circumstances
Racial identity will be eroded by her surroundings.
Hurston feels overwhelmed by the way others see her.
Her color cannot be easily washed away by outside forces.
9
She said her white friend was not as affected as she was by the music at the jazz club because
He remains motionless as the orchestra plays
He merely says the music is "good."
He turns pale.
He looks disinterested.
10
What central idea does Hurston emphasize with the phase "became colored" in paragraph 2?
She didn't always feel discrimination because of color
Her skin color changed when she turned thirteen
Social context influences feelings about her racial identity
Race is not the foundation of her identity.
11
Standard punctuation was omitted in the phrase"Howdy-do-well-I-thank-you-where-you-goin’?" Why?
convey a realistic depiction of how she spoke.
contrast her speech with that of the tourists.
In order to poke fun at her own dialect.
To demonstrate regional speech patterns.
12
Based on Hurston's metaphor of the bags of miscellany, the reader can infer which statement?
All of us are made of the same human characteristics.
Racial identity is made up of several competing factors.
Every person has complex feelings about racial identity.
Each person is unique, regardless of his or her color.

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