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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which day of the week is the Fourth of July in the novel?

2. Which of the following dishes does Chef note having eaten in France?

3. Which of the following does Lester cite?

4. Which of the following is served at Nana Jean’s table?

5. With which of the following does Three begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ingredients go into Mama’s Water?

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

3. How does Maryse characterize juke joints?

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

5. What is the source of the magic of Maryse’s sword?

6. How does Maryse describe the crowd at Frenchy’s?

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

8. To what is Chef’s nickname ascribed?

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

10. How do Molly’s operatives signal their arrival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrating protagonist of the novel is a Black woman. How would the novel differ if the protagonist was a white woman, and why would it differ in those ways?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the “notations” that appear sporadically through the book.

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