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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. With which of the following does Song (4) begin?
(a) “When Aidan Franklin settled his second wife and his many children in the cabin…”
(b) “The fault of how Samuel Pinchard, the man who would be known by the Negroes on his land as ‘Master,’ became an atrocity…”
(c) “Back when her name had been ‘Beauty,’ Aggie’s grandmother had told her men were stronger than women.”
(d) “Even in a place of sorrow, time passes.”

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

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

4. To which of the following is Belle accepted for a Master of Arts program?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Fordham.
(d) Yale.

5. Which of the following fruits does Samuel favor?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Plums.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom of the following does Belle compare Zulu?

3. What is the name of Ailey’s first high school antagonist?

4. Which of the following is quoted at the beginning of V?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ailey regard the teachers at her second high school as “serious pushovers” (96)?

2. What does Ailey note attracted Belle to the house in which she raised her children?

3. Kiné’s father holds the rank of marabout; what does that rank signify in the novel (131)?

4. How does Lydia justify moving from the room she shares with Ailey into Coco’s room?

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

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

7. For what reason does Belle recommend eating greens?

8. Summarize the story Helen tells Aggie about menstruation.

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

10. How does Coco explain having changed her hairstyle in college?

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