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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song (4), IV, V, and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which sorority does Ailey intend to pledge?
(a) Beta Alpha Beta.
(b) Beta Phi Delta.
(c) Beta Tau Chi.
(d) Beta Gamma Mu.

2. In which of the following games does Belle specialize?
(a) Pitch.
(b) Gin rummy.
(c) Bid whist.
(d) Spades.

3. With which of the following does Song (4) begin?
(a) “The fault of how Samuel Pinchard, the man who would be known by the Negroes on his land as ‘Master,’ became an atrocity…”
(b) “Even in a place of sorrow, time passes.”
(c) “Back when her name had been ‘Beauty,’ Aggie’s grandmother had told her men were stronger than women.”
(d) “When Aidan Franklin settled his second wife and his many children in the cabin…”

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

5. Which of the following books does Lydia reread?
(a) Their Eyes Were Watching God.
(b) Beloved.
(c) The Color Purple.
(d) The Bluest Eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following poet’s works does Pat recite to Ailey?

2. What is the name of Ailey’s first high school antagonist?

3. What nickname does Root have for Ailey?

4. Which of the following treaties does the novel remark was made and broken?

5. What is the name of Ailey’s first high school?

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