Dust tracks on a road questions 1. Why is young Zora scolded by her grandmother?

2. At school, what detail in the visitors’ physical appearance holds Zora’s attention?

3. What is in the huge box that Mrs. Johnstone and Miss Hurd send Zora from Minnesota?

4. Cite two connections you made as you read the text—one to your personal experiences and one to society.

5. In what ways did this strategy affect your reading experience? Explain.

6. Use text evidence to infer how often African Americans and whites interacted in Hurston’s community.

7. Do you think Hurston’s fearlessness affected the way white people treated
her? Explain your reasoning.

8. What do the instructions students were given, when visitors were expected, tell you about the students’ families and their circumstances?

9. What does Hurston’s fascination with the two visitors’ hands suggest about her life experiences up to that point?

10. What was Hurston’s response to each of the gifts she received?

11. What do her preferences reveal about her?