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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes to war in 1917 and is never the same after he returns?
(a) Plum
(b) Julian
(c) Jude
(d) Mr. Suggs

2. What is the word Sula uses to describe Shadrack's house?
(a) Normal
(b) Messy
(c) Huge
(d) Scary

3. Who is the protector in her friendship?
(a) Eva
(b) Nel
(c) Sula
(d) Hannah

4. What kind of funeral does Chicken Little have?
(a) Closed casket
(b) There is no funeral
(c) Open casket
(d) Intimate

5. How far is Shadrack driven in order to get back home?
(a) 22 miles
(b) 1 mile
(c) He isn't driven anywhere
(d) 10 miles

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

7. What does the strong wind usually bring normally to the area?
(a) Clouds
(b) Sunshine
(c) Fog
(d) Rain

8. When was Shadrack in the war?
(a) 1918
(b) 1912
(c) 1922
(d) 1917

9. What do Nel and Helene get on by accident?
(a) The wrong ship
(b) The wrong platform
(c) The white car
(d) The wrong train

10. What is so special about the item in #97?
(a) No whites for luck
(b) It is fresh made
(c) It was crafted by Hannah
(d) It is about Eva

11. What does Eva see as she looks out the window after getting the comb?
(a) Sula choking the Deweys
(b) A storm cloud
(c) Hannah burning
(d) Nel running up to the house

12. Where does Helene move to?
(a) New Orleans
(b) Medallion
(c) Birmingham
(d) Langston

13. What is Eva Peace's relation to Sula?
(a) Aunt
(b) Grandmother
(c) Mother
(d) Cousin

14. The land is so beautiful that the people often wondered if the farmer was not __________.
(a) Lying
(b) Deceived
(c) Right
(d) Missing out

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The beginning of the novel is unique because it's actually _______.

2. Where does Shadrack look at his reflection?

3. What is the year this holiday begins?

4. In whose house does Sula live?

5. How much money is Shadrack given after his release?

(see the answer keys)

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