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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which college is Ailey’s cousin Malcolm expected to attend?
(a) Spelman.
(b) Howard.
(c) Routledge.
(d) Wiley.

2. Into which of the following clans is Coromantee adopted?
(a) Cougar.
(b) Bobcat.
(c) Panther.
(d) Puma.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What nickname does Root have for Ailey?
(a) Prettyy-girl.
(b) Honeybunch.
(c) Sweetie.
(d) Sugarfoot.

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

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

12. What pie is Ailey’s favorite?
(a) Lemon merengue.
(b) Sweet potato.
(c) Pecan.
(d) Apple.

13. By what name does Ailey call her paternal grandfather?
(a) Gandee.
(b) Grandpere.
(c) Pawpaw.
(d) Grandpa.

14. How old is Ailey when Geoffrey’s father dies?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

15. In what medical field does Geoffrey work?
(a) Rheumatology.
(b) Oncology.
(c) General practice.
(d) Pediatrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is given to the Black section of Chicasetta?

2. At which of the following did Belle teach?

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

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

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

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