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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is trying to fly at the start of the novel?
(a) Macon
(b) Milkman
(c) Solomon
(d) Robert Smith

2. From whom do Macon and Pilate try to hide?
(a) A police officer
(b) Their mother
(c) A group of white men
(d) Another child

3. What does Milkman realize as Hagar tries to kill him and fails?
(a) That she is blind
(b) That she is only teasing
(c) That she cannot kill him
(d) That she is insane

4. How old is Milkman when he is out buying Christmas presents for everyone?
(a) 31
(b) 41
(c) 22
(d) 21

5. What is the name of the baby delivered in #6?
(a) Macon
(b) George
(c) Robert
(d) Jeffrey

Short Answer Questions

1. To where do Macon and Pilate escape instead of staying in their hiding place?

2. Macon discovers Ruth naked in the bed next to her father's dead body. What is she doing?

3. What is the name of the midwife who delivers Macon and Pilate?

4. What is the date at the beginning of this story?

5. What is Guitar drinking?

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