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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1940.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long into marriage does Helene have a daughter?
(a) Two years
(b) Ten years
(c) One year
(d) Nine years

2. Who lives in the neighborhood that is the answer to #1?
(a) The children
(b) The Negroes
(c) The whites
(d) The farmers

3. What kind of prescription does Sula need?
(a) anti-inflammatories
(b) Antibiotics
(c) Pain killers
(d) Mood elevators

4. What did the farmer compare the land to?
(a) Hell
(b) Plantations
(c) Heaven
(d) Limbo

5. How long does Eva leave for?
(a) 10 months
(b) 2 months
(c) 18 months
(d) 12 months

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nel want in her life to help her through her marriage's breakup?

2. What is strange about Eva's comb?

3. How long is it before Nel and Sula see each other again?

4. What is the background of the boys who threaten Nel?

5. What is the word Sula uses to describe Shadrack's house?

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