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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. What is the name of the archive librarian at Ailey’s graduate school?
(a) Ms. Craven.
(b) Mr. Anderson.
(c) Dr. Coward.
(d) Mrs. Ransom.

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

3. Which of the following clubs does Lydia note having preferred?
(a) Opus.
(b) Cru.
(c) Royal Peacock.
(d) Speakeasy.

4. In what county do Lydia and Dante wed?
(a) Forsyth.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Floyd.
(d) Fulton.

5. Which of the following is emphatically off of the menu at the restaurant Velma runs?
(a) Collard greens.
(b) Garden salad.
(c) Potato salad.
(d) Coleslaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is quoted at the beginning of IX?

2. Which of the following picks Ailey up from the airport?

3. Whom of the following kills Dante?

4. What is Jeremiah’s monthly retainer with Samuel?

5. Whom of the following succeeds Tut in Samuel’s kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ailey note having taken for granted in Chicasetta and at Routledge?

4. How does Lady explain the departure of her parents to her children?

5. Why does Ailey hesitate to focus on the Pinchard family for her work in Whitcomb’s class?

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

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

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

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

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

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