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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song (7) and X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By which of the following is Lydia made pregnant?
(a) Donald.
(b) Dante.
(c) Tony.
(d) Tim.

2. To which of the following does Ailey compare herself?
(a) A full tankard.
(b) A ringing bell.
(c) A hollow gourd.
(d) A calling horn.

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

4. How many Black students does Ailey report attend her second high school?
(a) 13.
(b) 20.
(c) 6.
(d) 27.

5. With which of the following does Song (7) begin?
(a) “When Aidan Franklin settled his second wife and his many children in the cabin…”
(b) “Twenty years had passed, and a new century had begun.”
(c) “Yes.”
(d) “We are the earth, the land.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the final paper Ailey must write for Whitcomb’s class?

2. Which of the following does Whitcomb note is his favorite abolitionist?

3. In which of the following does Ailey major as an undergraduate?

4. What is the name of the founder of the university where Ailey pursues graduate study?

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

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