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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1919.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The idea behind this town is that there is ________ on the outside, but _______ on the inside.
(a) Black, white
(b) Laughter, pain
(c) Pain, Laughter
(d) Peace, pain

2. How much money is Shadrack given after his release?
(a) $200
(b) $217
(c) $99
(d) Nothing

3. What is the name of the town in which the story takes place?
(a) Meadows
(b) Sweet Meadows
(c) Monroe
(d) Medallion

4. Who only sees the happiness in the town?
(a) Eva
(b) Sula
(c) Outsiders
(d) The farmer

5. What kind of work would it take to make the land productive?
(a) Backbreaking
(b) None at all
(c) Slave
(d) Mechanical

Short Answer Questions

1. Who promised freedom to the slaves?

2. When Shadrack has his first encounter with the enemy, he feels the bite of the ________ in his boot.

3. What frustrates Shadrack so much that he begins to cry?

4. What does Shadrack remember the river being full of?

5. When was Shadrack in the war?

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