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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 old is Sula when Chicken Little dies?

2. What happened to the seeds when the people would try to farm in this new land?

3. The land is so beautiful that the people often wondered if the farmer was not __________.

4. Who is the protector in her friendship?

5. What does Sula threaten the boys with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Helene get married to Wiley Wright?

2. Why does Helene return to see her grandmother?

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

4. Describe Jude Greene.

5. What neighborhood is "Sula" set in?

6. Why does Sula love the attention that Jude gives to Nel?

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

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

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

10. Describe Sula and Nel in terms of their physical features and temperaments.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the book, Nel is upset in thinking about her life and about the death of Sula. What do you think Nel is feeling at the end? Does she really feel sad about Sula's death? Why or why not? What else might Nel be upset about? What does this say about the friendship between Nel and Sula? Had Sula apologized, do you think Nel would have forgiven her? 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

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.

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