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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1920.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shows up and is pressured into marrying Helene?
(a) Jude
(b) BoyBoy
(c) Julian
(d) Wiley Wright

2. Helene tells her daughter she does not speak ________ and never will.
(a) Creole
(b) Spanish
(c) French
(d) Latin

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

4. Whose house is classy, proper, and clean?
(a) Anna's
(b) Sula's
(c) Nel's
(d) Eva's

5. The idea behind this town is that there is ________ on the outside, but _______ on the inside.
(a) Peace, pain
(b) Black, white
(c) Laughter, pain
(d) Pain, Laughter

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Helene travel to see her dying grandmother?

2. Who only sees the happiness in the town?

3. What is the actual date of the holiday mentioned in #19?

4. What holiday begins at the start of January in the town?

5. What word does Nel want Helene to translate for her?

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