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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song (2) and II.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which of the following does Claire buy a Chanel suit?
(a) Milan.
(b) Paris.
(c) Madrid.
(d) London.

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

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

5. Which college is Ailey’s cousin Malcolm expected to attend?
(a) Routledge.
(b) Wiley.
(c) Spelman.
(d) Howard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ailey’s second high school?

2. Which artist’s work is on display in Belle’s home?

3. Which of the following shows do Ailey and Lydia watch together?

4. What is the name of the mortician in Chicasetta?

5. What highway connects Chicasetta and Routledge College?

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