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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. Who is playing chain gang by tying their laces together?

2. What begins to grow when Shadrack realizes where he is?

3. What does Eva douse Plum with?

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

5. What did the slaves do when they heard about the fertile land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sula overhear when she is using the toilet at her house?

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

3. Describe Jude Greene.

4. What happens when the strong wind comes that is strange to the town? What usually happens?

5. Who are the two characters who have become fast friends and why is this so strange?

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

7. How would the neighborhood be described as in the past?

8. How did the people of the neighborhood named in #1 come to live there?

9. Why is Shadrack released from the hospital?

10. What is Shadrack given when he leaves the hospital after his year long stay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The start of the novel is actually the ending, which makes the reader understand where the story is headed. What is the use of the ending at the beginning meant to say about the story? Does this beginning help to strengthen the story? Why or why not? Does this beginning weaken or strengthen the story? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the scene that includes Chicken Little, Sula, and Nel. What happens in this scene? What do you think Sula and Nel both thought when he did not emerge from the water? Do they feel guilty about their actions at this point? Why or why not? Do you think Shadrack understands what has happened? Why or why not? What does this scene say about Sula?

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