View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song (3) and III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As which of the following does the novel gloss the word “ahgayuh”?
(a) Matron.
(b) Crone.
(c) Girl.
(d) Woman.

2. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) James William Richardson, Jr.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Luther Vandross.
(d) Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

3. What is the name of Ailey’s first high school?
(a) Erasmus.
(b) Braithwaite.
(c) Toomer.
(d) Tivy.

4. What nickname does Root have for Ailey?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Sugarfoot.
(c) Honeybunch.
(d) Prettyy-girl.

5. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Back when her name had been ‘Beauty,’ Aggie’s grandmother had told her men were stronger than women.”
(b) “We are the earth, the land.”
(c) “Twenty years had passed, and a new century had begun.”
(d) “We know of those taken from the place called Africa.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following colleges does Lydia note Dante attends?

2. What pie is Ailey’s favorite?

3. Which of the following novels does Claire give Ailey?

4. Which of the following works is quoted at the beginning of III?

5. Whom of the following does Ailey note is her favorite author?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 211 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample