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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Milkman's aunt doing when he comes up to her house?
(a) Cleaning
(b) Sleeping
(c) Chewing on berries
(d) Smoking

2. What does Pilate do for a living?
(a) Is a midwife
(b) Makes and sells wine
(c) Cooks
(d) Works as a maid

3. Who does Milkman's best friend goad Milkman into visiting?
(a) Ruth
(b) Judy
(c) Reba
(d) Pilate

4. Where do Guitar and Milkman go to get a drink?
(a) Mary's Bar
(b) Terry's Bar
(c) Leo's Lounge
(d) Andrew's Inn

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first woman to deliver a 'colored baby' at Mercy Hospital?

2. What is the name of the baby delivered in #6?

3. What does Macon reveal about Ruth's relationship with her father?

4. When does the Dead family take its weekly drives?

5. What is another name for the hospital in the story?

(see the answer key)

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