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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 do Scooter’s parents live?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) New York City.

2. On which Atlanta road did Lydia live with Dante?
(a) Dodson.
(b) Campbellton.
(c) Mt. Gilead.
(d) Harbon.

3. Which of the following does Ailey find in the archives at Routledge?
(a) A brooch.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A ring.

4. For which of the following prizes and awards had Whitcomb been a finalist?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Pulitzer.
(c) Nobel.
(d) Booker.

5. Which of the following restaurants does Ailey frequent while at graduate school?
(a) Nelson’s Noodle House.
(b) David’s Delicatessen.
(c) Shug’s Soul Patrol.
(d) Buzzie’s Barbeque.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade does Ailey receive for her first assignment with Whitcomb?

2. What is the name of Zulu’s restaurant?

3. Which of the following is quoted at the beginning of VIII?

4. From which tribe does Holcomb hail?

5. In which of the following does Scooter note first meeting Rebecca?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aggie cut Eliza Two’s face?

2. Why do the women enslaved at Wood Place hesitate to tend to Nick?

3. What advice does Oludara offer Ailey about selecting an advisor for her doctoral program?

4. Explicate the significance of the label “left-handed cabin.”

5. How does Rebecca regard Ailey’s presence in their common graduate program?

6. Why does Root note having avoided reading the Pinchard family papers?

7. How does Lydia dissuade Dante’s uncle from inserting himself into their nuptials?

8. How does Ailey address Rebecca’s questions about the Pinchard descent of her own family?

9. How does Ailey arrive at the idea of attending graduate school?

10. How does Whitcomb explain his pressing Ailey harder than other students?

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