1. What causes the narrator’s mother to want to throw a second shoe through the window?


AShe thinks the neighbor forgot to call the police.
BShe had so much fun throwing the first one.


  1. Which of the following was probably not one of Zora Neale Hurston's purposes in writing her autobiography?

Ato portray the African American culture of her community
Bto share the experiences of her life
Cto show how she struggled against racism and prejudice

  1. What do the dust tracks in the title symbolize?

Athe path to a new way of life
Bfinding the way home after getting lost
Creturning to one's roots

  1. In The Grapes of Wrath, the Joads encounter kind people as well as people who make their lives more difficult. Which character in the turtle story might represent people who help the Joads?

Athe sedan driver
Bthe turtle