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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This neighborhood of the town started off as a "________."
(a) Promise
(b) Whisper
(c) Joke
(d) Wreck

2. What does Nel tell Sula at the end of their conversation?
(a) She hates her
(b) She wished she never came
(c) She loved her
(d) She will probably not be back

3. What does Eva say she didn't notice that caused her to have poor judgment?
(a) Hannah's love for her
(b) The signs
(c) The day of the week
(d) The weather

4. What does Eva douse Plum with?
(a) Wine
(b) Kerosene
(c) Bourbon
(d) Water

5. The neighborhood used to be where people would hear singing and music and see what?
(a) Reading
(b) Hard work
(c) Dancing
(d) Art

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sula ask of Nel?

2. What is the name of the child who becomes constipated?

3. How long is it between visits for Sula and Nel?

4. What is the name of the town in which the story takes place?

5. How does Sula response to the attention that the groom gives to Nel?

(see the answer key)

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