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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who of the following does Dante point out as an example to Lydia?
(a) Matthias.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Marcus.

3. How long is the final paper Ailey must write for Whitcomb’s class?
(a) 30 pages.
(b) 15 pages.
(c) 25 pages.
(d) 20 pages.

4. With which of the following does Song (6) begin?
(a) “We are the earth, the land.”
(b) “Even in a place of sorrow, time passes.”
(c) “When Aidan Franklin settled his second wife and his many children in the cabin…”
(d) “Yes.”

5. What is Jeremiah’s monthly retainer with Samuel?
(a) $10.
(b) $25.
(c) $15.
(d) $20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many monographs does Whitcomb have?

2. Ailey reads an article by whom?

3. What grade does Ailey receive for her first assignment with Whitcomb?

4. What is the usual age at which enslaved children are put to work at Wood Place?

5. Which of the following does Ailey find in the archives at Routledge?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claudius earn the money he uses to secure his freedom?

2. What does Ailey note having taken for granted in Chicasetta and at Routledge?

3. To what labor is Gideon put after being transported to what would become Georgia?

4. How does Whitcomb explain his pressing Ailey harder than other students?

5. Why does Whitcomb chide Ailey for her use of “we” in class?

6. Why does Root note having avoided reading the Pinchard family papers?

7. What explanation is given in the novel for the hindered growth of many enslaved women and girls?

8. How does Ailey arrive at the idea of attending graduate school?

9. How does Lady explain the departure of her parents to her children?

10. How does Rebecca regard Ailey’s presence in their common graduate program?

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