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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author does Bill introduce Adah to that makes her realize Black is beautiful?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) James Weldon Johnson.
(d) Langston Hughes.

2. What time do Adah and Francis go to look at rooms for rent in Chapter 6?
(a) 7:30.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 6:30.

3. What does the leader of the play group serve Adah in Chapter 10 before sending her home?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Cookies and milk.
(d) Bread and jam.

4. In Chapter 2, how many strokes does Cousin Vincent punish Adah with a cane?
(a) 76.
(b) 58.
(c) 103.
(d) 69.

5. What job did Mr. Noble have to take when he ran out of money for his education?
(a) Delivery man.
(b) Lift man at a tube station.
(c) Bus boy.
(d) Street sweeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, when Adah walks at lunch, what windows does she look into as she passes?

2. In Chapter 1, where is the police station near where Adah's mother is taken?

3. How long was a woman on Adah's ward in Chapter 9 married before she had a child?

4. How long is Adah in the hospital after Bubu is born?

5. How old does Mr. Noble say that he was when his mother quit feeding him breast milk?

(see the answer key)

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