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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. Which of the following is emphatically off of the menu at the restaurant Velma runs?
(a) Collard greens.
(b) Garden salad.
(c) Coleslaw.
(d) Potato salad.

2. In what month do Lydia and Dante wed?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) May.

3. As which of the following does the novel gloss the word “ahgayuh”?
(a) Woman.
(b) Matron.
(c) Girl.
(d) Crone.

4. On which Atlanta road did Lydia live with Dante?
(a) Mt. Gilead.
(b) Campbellton.
(c) Harbon.
(d) Dodson.

5. Which of the following labels is applied to Lydia at school?
(a) Melungeon.
(b) Redbone.
(c) Croatan.
(d) Brass-ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the archive librarian at Ailey’s graduate school?

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

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

4. What does Ailey’s father prescribe for her menstrual cramps?

5. At which university does Claire report having met her husband?

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