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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. In which of the following universities does Lydia enroll?
(a) Rome.
(b) Salem.
(c) Medina.
(d) Mecca.

2. At which of the following does Root earn his doctorate?
(a) Routledge.
(b) Yale.
(c) Spelman.
(d) Mecca.

3. Into which of the following colleges does Chris enroll?
(a) Rowan.
(b) Montclair.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Rutgers.

4. Which of the following shows do Ailey and Lydia watch together?
(a) Dynasty.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Star Trek: The Next Generation.
(d) One Life to Live.

5. Which of the following languages does Kiné’s mother speak?
(a) Kasanga.
(b) Fula.
(c) Wolof.
(d) Banyum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following works is quoted at the beginning of II?

2. Which of the following works prompts Belle and Geoffrey to meet?

3. In what month does Belle leave for Georgia to attend to Lydia?

4. How old is Ailey when Geoffrey’s father dies?

5. Which of the following is Abdul’s line name?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason do the women of Belle’s hometown not blame men for adultery?

2. How does Root meet his wife?

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

4. What is the significance of the Peach Butt?

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

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

7. What is the doctrine of partus sequitur ventrem?

8. For what reason does Belle recommend eating greens?

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

10. What is the origin of the name of Coromantee?

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