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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “We know of those taken from the place called Africa.”
(b) “Back when her name had been ‘Beauty,’ Aggie’s grandmother had told her men were stronger than women.”
(c) “Twenty years had passed, and a new century had begun.”
(d) “We are the earth, the land.”

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. To which sorority does Ailey intend to pledge?
(a) Beta Alpha Beta.
(b) Beta Phi Delta.
(c) Beta Tau Chi.
(d) Beta Gamma Mu.

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

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

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

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

8. Which of the following poet’s works does Pat recite to Ailey?
(a) Aimé Césaire.
(b) Mamadou Dia.
(c) Abdou Diouf.
(d) Léopold Senghor.

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

10. For how many weeks does Midas court Aggie before asking her to marry him?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

11. From which of the following is the novel’s epigraph taken?
(a) “Black Africa Tomorrow.”
(b) “The Study of the Negro Problems.”
(c) “Of the Sorrow Songs.”
(d) “Liberia, the League, and the United States.”

12. To which of the following does Geoffrey compare his mother?
(a) Rattlesnake.
(b) Scorpion.
(c) Spider.
(d) Python.

13. In which of the following does Claire buy a Chanel suit?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Milan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is quoted at the beginning of VI?

2. Which of the following is the first to greet Beauty at Wood Place?

3. As which of the following does the novel gloss the word “ahgayuh”?

4. Studying for which exam prevents Coco from returning home for the holidays?

5. Whom of the following does Kiné love?

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