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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following works is quoted at the beginning of I?
(a) Their Eyes Were Watching God.
(b) Jordan.
(c) The Souls of Black Folk.
(d) Darkwater.

2. At which university does Claire report having met her husband?
(a) Rome.
(b) Salem.
(c) Medina.
(d) Mecca.

3. What is the name of Ailey’s first high school antagonist?
(a) Antoinette.
(b) Roz.
(c) Cecily.
(d) Keisha.

4. Which of the following is quoted at the beginning of IV?
(a) “Evolution of the Negro.”
(b) “The Talented Tenth.”
(c) “The Black North: A Social Study.”
(d) “The Black Belt.”

5. In which of the following universities does Lydia enroll?
(a) Salem.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Medina.
(d) Rome.

6. In what month does Samuel typically sell enslaved persons?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) March.

7. To which of the following does Ailey compare herself?
(a) A full tankard.
(b) A calling horn.
(c) A ringing bell.
(d) A hollow gourd.

8. Which of the following works is quoted at the beginning of II?
(a) “The Black North: A Social Study.”
(b) “The Black Belt.”
(c) “The Talented Tenth.”
(d) “Evolution of the Negro.”

9. To whom of the following is Precious compared?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Delilah.
(c) Jezebel.
(d) Esther.

10. Which of the following does Ailey contract from Abdul?
(a) Herpes.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Gonorrhea.
(d) Chlamydia.

11. Studying for which exam prevents Coco from returning home for the holidays?
(a) GRE.
(b) MCAT.
(c) TAAS.
(d) LSAT.

12. Whom of the following is Ailey’s high school literature teacher?
(a) Adams.
(b) Jeffries.
(c) Rogers.
(d) Jacobs.

13. Which artist’s work is on display in Belle’s home?
(a) Andy Warhol.
(b) Bob Ross.
(c) Norman Rockwell.
(d) Jackson Pollock.

14. To which of the following is Belle accepted for a Master of Arts program?
(a) Fordham.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Yale.
(d) Mecca.

15. With whom of the following did Baybay and Boukie both have sex?
(a) Rhonda.
(b) Ailey.
(c) Melody.
(d) Roz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into which college class is Ailey accepted?

2. In which of the following does Claire buy a Chanel suit?

3. To which of the following colleges does Lydia claim to transfer?

4. Which of the following is closest to the meaning of “griot,” as used in the novel?

5. Into which of the following clans is Coromantee adopted?

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