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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Studying for which exam prevents Coco from returning home for the holidays?
(a) LSAT.
(b) GRE.
(c) TAAS.
(d) MCAT.

3. As which of the following does the novel gloss the name Boukie?
(a) Lion.
(b) Tortoise.
(c) Hare.
(d) Hyena.

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

5. Which of the following is quoted at the beginning of VI?
(a) The Souls of Black Folk.
(b) Their Eyes Were Watching God.
(c) Darkwater.
(d) Jordan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which artist’s work is on display in Belle’s home?

2. What is the name of Ailey’s second high school?

3. What highway connects Chicasetta and Routledge College?

4. At which university does Claire report having met her husband?

5. Whom of the following is Ailey’s high school literature teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What offenses does the novel note prompted the transportation of English criminals to Georgia?

2. What materials is Ailey expected to bring to college?

3. Why does Ailey argue that the strategy to increase male enrollment at Routledge is a failure?

4. Why does Root delay his arrival after Pearl dies?

5. What does the novel imply is the meaning of “siddity”?

6. Why does Root appreciate Founder’s Day?

7. Why does Ailey suggest summering with Claire in high school?

8. On what is Ailey’s college savings spent, rather than her own collegiate study?

9. Why does Root dislike homecoming at his college?

10. What is reported as Lydia’s favorite Christmas song?

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