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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows up and is pressured into marrying Helene?

2. What does Shadrack do on Tuesdays and Fridays?

3. Where do Helene and Nel travel to?

4. What is the name of the town in which the story takes place?

5. How long does it take to find the body of Chicken Little?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the farmer tell the slaves about the land?

2. What does Sula eventually do to Eva?

3. What amazes Nel as she considered the way things have changed?

4. Why does Eva call the three children she's rescued from the street by one name?

5. What is Nel taken aback by when she visits Eva?

6. Why does Helene return to see her grandmother?

7. What does Hannah dream of after she cleans the beans for dinner and sees the Deweys with their laces tied together?

8. Describe Sula and Nel in terms of their physical features and temperaments.

9. What does Hannah take to her mother on Thursday?

10. What does Sula threaten when she is talking with Eva?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eva leaves for 18 months and then comes back to her children, though she is missing a leg and comes back with money. What do you think has happened to Eva in this time period? Was she right for abandoning her children? Why or why not? Could Eva have survived if she hadn't left? Why or why not? Does Eva seem to be a strong person or one who is weak? Why?

Essay Topic 2

BoyBoy is one of the few male characters in this story. What is the role of the men in this story? What does this day about Morrison's views of female power and influence? What weaknesses does Morrison expose in the male gender? What advantages does female dominance seem to offer to the story? What are the downfalls of being a women in 'Sula'?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the scene that includes Chicken Little, Sula, and Nel. What happens in this scene? What do you think Sula and Nel both thought when he did not emerge from the water? Do they feel guilty about their actions at this point? Why or why not? Do you think Shadrack understands what has happened? Why or why not? What does this scene say about Sula?

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