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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) James William Richardson, Jr.
(c) Luther Vandross.
(d) Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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

3. For how many weeks does Midas court Aggie before asking her to marry him?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

4. What nickname does Root have for Ailey?
(a) Prettyy-girl.
(b) Sweetie.
(c) Honeybunch.
(d) Sugarfoot.

5. Which of the following is the first friend Ailey makes in high school?
(a) Cecily.
(b) Antoinette.
(c) Roz.
(d) Keisha.

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

7. Whom of the following does Kiné love?
(a) George O’Grady.
(b) Paul McCain.
(c) Ringo Hardy.
(d) John Maclean.

8. To whom of the following does Belle compare Zulu?
(a) Sidney Poitier.
(b) John Witherspoon.
(c) Richard Pryor.
(d) Ossie Davis.

9. In which town is the Peach Butt?
(a) Gaffney.
(b) Valley Falls.
(c) Macedonia.
(d) Blacksburg.

10. In what month does Belle bring Lydia back from Georgia?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) June.

11. At which of the following does Root earn his doctorate?
(a) Spelman.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Routledge.
(d) Yale.

12. Which of the following makes of car does Chris drive?
(a) Audi.
(b) Lexus.
(c) Volvo.
(d) BMW.

13. From which of the following is the novel’s epigraph taken?
(a) “Black Africa Tomorrow.”
(b) “Liberia, the League, and the United States.”
(c) “The Study of the Negro Problems.”
(d) “Of the Sorrow Songs.”

14. Which of the following makes of car does Belle drive?
(a) BMW.
(b) Lexus.
(c) Audi.
(d) Volvo.

15. Which of the following books does Lydia reread?
(a) Beloved.
(b) The Bluest Eye.
(c) Their Eyes Were Watching God.
(d) The Color Purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first Belle calls after Geoffrey dies?

2. What is Geoffrey’s middle name?

3. What name is given to the Black section of Chicasetta?

4. Which of the following is the first to greet Beauty at Wood Place?

5. At which of the following did Belle teach?

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