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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does the novel begin?

2. In which of the following does Ailey major as an undergraduate?

3. Studying for which exam prevents Coco from returning home for the holidays?

4. Which of the following works is quoted at the beginning of I?

5. What does Geoffrey’s doctor note should be used to flavor his greens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the excuse Big Thom gives for enrolling Root at Routledge?

4. How does Root meet his wife?

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

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

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

8. What is the doctrine of partus sequitur ventrem?

9. What does the novel imply is the meaning of “siddity”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, the lengths of chapters and sections influence reading. What pattern of chapter- and section-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the title of the novel. Explicate its significance against the text of the book.

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