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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sweetness say she intends to hold onto her dignity?
(a) By associating with the best people.
(b) Through distinguishing actions.
(c) By trying to pass for white.
(d) By living in the right neighborhood.

2. What is a quadroon?
(a) Someone with three African grandparents.
(b) Someone with two African grandparents.
(c) Someone with one African grandparent.
(d) Someone with four African grandparents.

3. How much money does Sweetness’ husband send her monthly, after he leaves?
(a) $200.
(b) $50.
(c) $100.
(d) $500.

4. What does Bride compare her six-month relationship with Booker to?
(a) Time in a carnival.
(b) Time in a holding cell.
(c) Time in a hospital.
(d) Time in the wilderness.

5. What percent of Americans does Sweetness think have African blood
(a) 10%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 30%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing Bride remembers saying before Sylvia Huxley beats her?

2. What did Bride and Booker quarrel about the night he left?

3. When does Bride say that her ‘melting away’ starts?

4. What does Sweetness say her skin color is?

5. What is the name of the literary device Toni Morrison is employing when Bride says that “Lula Ann Bridewell…was never a woman”?

(see the answer key)

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