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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song (6) and IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom of the following attends Lydia’s funeral?
(a) Grace.
(b) Keisha.
(c) Claire.
(d) Melissa.

3. Whom of the following succeeds Tut in Samuel’s kitchen?
(a) Bennie.
(b) Venie.
(c) Jeanie.
(d) Mamie.

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

5. What is the name of Kiné’s mother?
(a) Diallo.
(b) Sawadogo.
(c) Kabore.
(d) Assatou.

Short Answer Questions

1. A poster of whom of the following graces Ailey’s dorm room?

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

3. What is the usual age at which enslaved children are put to work at Wood Place?

4. Which of the following does Lydia note preferring?

5. From which of the following is the novel’s epigraph taken?

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