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

2. When does Helene travel to see her dying grandmother?
(a) 1920
(b) 1922
(c) 1921
(d) 1919

3. What is the actual date of the holiday mentioned in #19?
(a) January 9
(b) January 3
(c) January 5
(d) January 4

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

5. What is the result of Shadrack's panic after the incident in #27?
(a) He is ignored
(b) He is arrested
(c) He is put into a straightjacket
(d) He is beaten up

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house is classy, proper, and clean?

2. Whose grandmother is trying to keep her away from a certain place?

3. The idea behind this town is that there is ________ on the outside, but _______ on the inside.

4. Who only sees the happiness in the town?

5. How long did it take for Eva to build her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Helene as she goes to see her grandmother?

2. What does Hannah take to her mother on Thursday?

3. What is the name of the town where the story takes place?

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

5. What is the story of Tar Baby?

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

7. What does Nel do because she is so upset about her interaction with Eva?

8. Why does Eva sit in a wagon?

9. Why did Eva kill Plum, according to her?

10. How does Sula show her protectiveness when the boys approach her and Nel?

(see the answer keys)

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