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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. From which of the following is the novel’s epigraph taken?
(a) “Of the Sorrow Songs.”
(b) “The Study of the Negro Problems.”
(c) “Black Africa Tomorrow.”
(d) “Liberia, the League, and the United States.”

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

3. Which of the following does Root give to Ailey in its first edition?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Their Eyes Were Watching God.
(c) Darkwater.
(d) The Souls of Black Folk.

4. In what year does Root start college?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1926.

5. At which of the following schools does Coco study?
(a) MIT.
(b) Fordham.
(c) Yale.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Kiné’s mother?

2. Who is the first Belle calls after Geoffrey dies?

3. Where does Claire spend her summers?

4. Which of the following fruits does Samuel favor?

5. To which of the following does Aggie liken Samuel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the doctrine of partus sequitur ventrem?

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

3. How does Micco come to own the land he holds?

4. Why does Ailey note she lost her desire for school in high school?

5. What is the significance of the Peach Butt?

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

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

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

9. Why does Root dislike homecoming at his college?

10. For what reason does Belle recommend eating greens?

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