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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 main text of the novel conclude?
(a) “The people. The folks. Their songs.”
(b) “The question is my breath.”
(c) “I remain so grateful for her important scholarship.”
(d) “He waved his arms wide, and the old man and I waited with our kin for him to join us.”

2. With which of the following does Song (6) begin?
(a) “Yes.”
(b) “We are the earth, the land.”
(c) “Even in a place of sorrow, time passes.”
(d) “When Aidan Franklin settled his second wife and his many children in the cabin…”

3. How old is Eliza Two when Aggie cuts her face?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

4. Which of the following does Venie use to stifle Samuel’s libido?
(a) Lemon water.
(b) Cucumber water.
(c) Peppermint water.
(d) Spearmint water.

5. Whom of the following succeeds Tut in Samuel’s kitchen?
(a) Jeanie.
(b) Bennie.
(c) Venie.
(d) Mamie.

6. With whom of the following does Samuel trade in flesh?
(a) Lincoln Cobblepot.
(b) Lancaster Polcott.
(c) Bartholomew Applecot.
(d) Benedict Penobscot.

7. In which year does Gideon Franklin come to what would become Georgia?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1733.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1633.

8. Whom of the following kills Dante?
(a) Lucas.
(b) Matthias.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Marcus.

9. Whom of the following is assigned to chaperone Gloria?
(a) Cathy.
(b) Janet.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Susan.

10. How long is the final paper Ailey must write for Whitcomb’s class?
(a) 30 pages.
(b) 20 pages.
(c) 15 pages.
(d) 25 pages.

11. At which of the following does Ailey pursue a graduate degree?
(a) University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
(b) Campbell University.
(c) Duke University.
(d) North Carolina Regents University.

12. Which of the following is quoted at the beginning of XI?
(a) “The Individual and Social Conscience.”
(b) “Of Our Spiritual Strivings.”
(c) “The Niagara Movement Address.”
(d) “Evolution of the Negro.”

13. In what year does Samuel win a land lottery in Georgia?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1705.
(d) 1755.

14. Which of the following is quoted at the beginning of IX?
(a) “The Black Belt.”
(b) “Evolution of the Negro.”
(c) “Of Our Spiritual Strivings.”
(d) “The Talented Tenth.”

15. Which of the following theorists does Samuel read?
(a) Immanuel Kant.
(b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(c) Georg Hegel.
(d) René Descartes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom of the following is Ailey’s neighbor in North Carolina?

2. Whom of the following attends Lydia’s funeral?

3. From which tribe does Holcomb hail?

4. Which of the following describes the voice of Lydia’s uncle, Huck?

5. What is Oludara’s initial offer of pay to Ailey?

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