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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. How many days out of 16 is the answer to #40 home?

2. What does Hannah discover about the answer to #69?

3. What frustrates Shadrack so much that he begins to cry?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Shadrack released from the hospital?

5. What accompanies Sula when she returns to Medallion?

6. Who are the characters who have always been known to 'be as one'?

7. Why does Eva sit in a wagon?

8. What are Sula and Hannah's reputations among the women in regards to their attitudes toward men?

9. What did the farmer tell the slaves about the land?

10. What has been sparked in Nel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eva is constantly taking in new people into her home, but what are her motivations for doing so? What does she say her motivations are? What do you think she really wants from these people? How do her actions in taking people in affect those boarders? Are there any success stories of the people who have lived in her home?

Essay Topic 2

Sula is the protector in her relationship with Nel. What does she do to protect her friend? Does Sula offer the same protection to herself? Why or why not? What does this protective part of Sula say about her and her relationship to Nel? What other reasons might Sula have for protecting her friend? Cite three ways in which Sula protects Nel and give reasons for each of these instances.

Essay Topic 3

The moniker of the 'Bottom' is introduced from the very beginning as a way to differentiate the area in Medallion. What do you think this name is meant to signify? In what ways is the name appropriate? In what ways is the name not appropriate? What other names might be appropriate for this town? Who do you think came up with this name?

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