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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does Root meet Du Bois?
(a) Augusta.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Macon.
(d) Atlanta.

2. In what year does Root start college?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1922.

3. In what year is it arranged that Ailey will transfer high schools?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1985.

4. What does Ailey’s father prescribe for her menstrual cramps?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Ibuprofen.
(d) Hydrocodone.

5. Who is the first Belle calls after Geoffrey dies?
(a) Ailey.
(b) Coco.
(c) Rose.
(d) Root.

6. In which of the following does Pat major?
(a) History.
(b) Premed.
(c) French.
(d) Engineering.

7. To which of the following colleges does Lydia claim to transfer?
(a) Benedict.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Lane.
(d) Spelman.

8. Which of the following does Ailey contract from Abdul?
(a) Herpes.
(b) Chlamydia.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Gonorrhea.

9. Which of the following does Chris Tate give Ailey?
(a) Sterling silver earrings.
(b) Gold bracelet.
(c) Pearl necklace.
(d) Diamond ring.

10. In what month does Tut come to Wood Place?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) July.

11. Which of the following is the first friend Ailey makes in high school?
(a) Antoinette.
(b) Keisha.
(c) Roz.
(d) Cecily.

12. At which of the following did Root teach?
(a) Langston University.
(b) Lincoln University.
(c) Spelman College.
(d) Wiley College.

13. Which of the following makes of car does Chris drive?
(a) BMW.
(b) Volvo.
(c) Lexus.
(d) Audi.

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

15. At which university does Claire report having met her husband?
(a) Medina.
(b) Rome.
(c) Salem.
(d) Mecca.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Black students does Ailey report attend her second high school?

3. What is the name of the clinic where Ailey volunteers?

4. Which of the following books does Lydia reread?

5. Whom of the following does Ailey note is her favorite author?

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