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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is waiting for Shadrack when he wakes up?
(a) A book
(b) A friend
(c) His meal
(d) A waitress

2. Why would the person in #107 have watched?
(a) She wanted to help
(b) He was responsible
(c) They were odd like that
(d) She was interested

3. What happened to the seeds when the people would try to farm in this new land?
(a) They would dry out
(b) They blow away.
(c) They would wash down the hill
(d) They wouldn't sprout

4. The farmer told the slaves that the ______ were the best part of the land.
(a) Edges
(b) Hills
(c) Mountains
(d) Valley

5. What frustrates Shadrack so much that he begins to cry?
(a) His money
(b) His papers
(c) His friend
(d) His boots

Short Answer Questions

1. What is so special about the item in #97?

2. What is the only response of Shadrack to Sula?

3. Who only sees the happiness in the town?

4. Where did the white farmer say the land was fertile and rich, so the slaves should go there, even though that's not where they ended up?

5. What is the newest theme of Sula and Nel's interest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hannah dream of after she cleans the beans for dinner and sees the Deweys with their laces tied together?

2. What causes Shadrack to be so frightened when he is in the hospital?

3. What are some of the rumors that begin to fly about Sula?

4. What is the second strange thing that happens in the town?

5. What is Sula's defense for the actions she has taken in her life?

6. Why does Helene's grandmother want her away from Sundown House?

7. Describe Jude Greene.

8. When the retirement home is renovated, what does this mean?

9. Why does Nel act so cordial toward Sula after all these years?

10. What is the story of Tar Baby?

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