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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these women does not sing in the group when Milkman visits?
(a) Reba
(b) Ruth
(c) Hagar
(d) Pilate

2. Where does Hagar hit Milkman?
(a) Legs
(b) Chest
(c) Collarbone
(d) Arm

3. How old is Milkman when he is out buying Christmas presents for everyone?
(a) 31
(b) 22
(c) 21
(d) 41

4. Which of Milkman's legs is shorter than the other?
(a) Neither is shorter
(b) Right
(c) Left
(d) It's his left arm that is shorter, not his leg.

5. Regarding Hagar: The fact that she is so _____ to sleep with robs Milkman of the pleasure that should come with sex.
(a) Horrible
(b) Boring
(c) Easy
(d) Amazing

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ruth hope she and Milkman would have?

2. Why does Milkman do things to be unlike his father?

3. What does Macon want to buy and rent to black professionals?

4. Macon discovers Ruth naked in the bed next to her father's dead body. What is she doing?

5. What does Macon do to keep Milkman out of trouble?

(see the answer key)

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