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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) Wanda Sykes.
(b) Robin Small McCarthy.
(c) Bessie Fifer.
(d) Trellie Lee James Jeffers.

2. 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) “We know of those taken from the place called Africa.”
(d) “Twenty years had passed, and a new century had begun.”

3. To which of the following does Geoffrey compare his mother?
(a) Rattlesnake.
(b) Spider.
(c) Scorpion.
(d) Python.

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

5. In which of the following universities does Lydia enroll?
(a) Rome.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Salem.
(d) Medina.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Song (2) begin?

2. With whom of the following did Baybay and Boukie both have sex?

3. Whom of the following is Ailey’s high school literature teacher?

4. With which of the following does Song (3) begin?

5. In what city does Root meet Du Bois?

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