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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. What profession did Sadie’s grandfather hold?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Painter.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Preacher.

2. Which of the following does Maryse see advertised in Macon?
(a) Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum.
(b) Wrigley’s Doublemint Gum.
(c) Adams New York Chewing Gum.
(d) Chiclets Fruit Gum.

3. To whom is the beginning of the first Klan ascribed in the novel?
(a) Thomas Dixon.
(b) Robert Smalls.
(c) William Joseph Simmons.
(d) Nathan Bedford Forrest.

4. What did Emma Krauss study in Germany?
(a) Rhetoric.
(b) Music.
(c) Poetry.
(d) History.

5. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “I’m near Cherry and Third in downtown Macon.”
(b) “The music at Frenchy’s so loud I feel it on my insides.”
(c) “You ever seen a Klan march?”
(d) “The parade dies away as we leave downtown Macon.”

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following does Chef indulge?

2. Approximately how large is the city of Macon’s population in the novel?

3. From which of the following does Maryse see a spirit through her sword?

4. To which of the following does Maryse compare Butcher Clyde?

5. To which of the following does Maryse compare Sadie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lester, prompted by Sadie, explain the existence of white people?

2. What peculiarity about Ku Kluxers’ human guise can only a few people notice?

3. What components of the Klan gathering in Macon does Maryse note?

4. Why does Nana Jean oppose killing Klan members, as opposed to Ku Kluxers?

5. How does Maryse’s first fight against Butcher Clyde, in dream, go for her?

6. For what purpose does the novel assert Birth of a Nation was made?

7. What is the meaning of the Shout about Pharaoh in the novel?

8. How does Maryse know that the three Aunties are not human?

9. What does Butcher Clyde note is his “grand plan”?

10. How was the Second Klan birthed, per the novel?

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