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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song (5), VII, and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following novels does Claire give Ailey?
(a) Comedy, American Style.
(b) Plum Bun.
(c) The Chinaberry Tree.
(d) There Is Confusion.

2. From which of the following is the novel’s epigraph taken?
(a) “Of the Sorrow Songs.”
(b) “The Study of the Negro Problems.”
(c) “Liberia, the League, and the United States.”
(d) “Black Africa Tomorrow.”

3. At which university does Claire report having met her husband?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Medina.
(c) Rome.
(d) Salem.

4. What is the name of Zulu’s restaurant?
(a) Zulu’s Tutu.
(b) Zulu’s Café.
(c) Zulu’s Eatery.
(d) Zulu’s Fufu.

5. Which of the following is closest to the meaning of “griot,” as used in the novel?
(a) Historian.
(b) Hunter.
(c) Physician.
(d) Architect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into which college class is Ailey accepted?

2. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?

3. Which of the following describes the voice of Lydia’s uncle, Huck?

4. Which of the following makes of car does Belle drive?

5. With which of the following does the novel begin?

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