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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. Which of the following languages does Kiné’s mother speak?
(a) Wolof.
(b) Fula.
(c) Banyum.
(d) Kasanga.

2. What pie is Ailey’s favorite?
(a) Lemon merengue.
(b) Sweet potato.
(c) Pecan.
(d) Apple.

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

4. In what medical field does Geoffrey work?
(a) Oncology.
(b) Rheumatology.
(c) General practice.
(d) Pediatrics.

5. Which of the following works is quoted at the beginning of II?
(a) “Evolution of the Negro.”
(b) “The Talented Tenth.”
(c) “The Black Belt.”
(d) “The Black North: A Social Study.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Claire spend her summers?

2. To which of the following does Ailey compare herself?

3. In what year is it arranged that Ailey will transfer high schools?

4. Which of the following is closest to the meaning of “griot,” as used in the novel?

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

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