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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eva say makes Nel just as guilty as Sula for Chicken Little's murder?

2. Who does the groom sing with?

3. Who thinks of sex as wicked, a personal act that is purely for her?

4. Who dies in the tunnel accident?

5. How does Sula learn of the man's real name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sula's reputation in the town becomes the thing of rumors and whispers. What are some of the things people of the town are saying she is? What does this do to the rest of the town? What affect does Sula have on the town as a whole? What begins to change in the Bottom? What does this seem to show? Can one person really affect a town that much?

Essay Topic 2

Sula returns to Medallion full of anger at Eva. What does Sula accuse Eva of? Why does Sula threaten Eva with burning her in her room? How does Sula get Eva committed and get guardianship over her grandmother? What does this say about Sula's attitude toward her grandmother? How does this shift her power? Does it?

Essay Topic 3

Jude Green is another interesting male character that seems to be lacking any power in the story. Why does he feel as though he is less than a man? What does he do to try to prove his manliness? Is he successful in his actions? What weaknesses does Jude exhibit? What does this seem to say about the role of being a man?

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