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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shadrack look at his reflection?

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

3. The neighborhood used to be where people would hear singing and music and see what?

4. What is Eva Peace's relation to Sula?

5. Who shows up and is pressured into marrying Helene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What turns Medallion 'silver'?

2. What is Eva's response when Sula comes to visit her?

3. What is the date of National Suicide Day?

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

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

6. Why does Eva call the three children she's rescued from the street by one name?

7. Who are Eva's children in the novel "Sula?"

8. What happens to Chicken Little?

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

10. What are Sula and Nel's ideas about where Sula should stay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Sula helps Nel with her wedding, she is excited that she is getting married and is happy. At the end of the wedding, however, Sula leaves and does not return for 10 years. Why do you think Sula was away so long? What does this say about her friendship with Nel? Do you think Sula was upset with Nel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When Sula has an affair with Jude, this seems to be the biggest blow to her friendship with Nel. Why did Sula have the affair in the first place? What is Nel's reaction? Why doesn't Jude go back to Nel? What does the affair seem to say about the dynamics between women and men as opposed to those between women?

Essay Topic 3

What is Helene's grandmother trying to protect her from? What is this 'wild blood' that she refers to? Is Helene's grandmother successful? Why or why not? Why is it so important for Helene's grandmother to protect her granddaughter? Why does Helene want to avoid this life as well? How does Helene protect her daughter from this wild blood as well?

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