Queenie Quiz

Take our free Queenie quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Who are the unexpected guests at Queenie’s birthday party? (from Section 9, Chapters 24-25)

Darcy and Tom.

Tom and Anna.

Anna and Queenie's mum.

Her mum and Darcy.

Why does Kyazike get angry at the nightclub? (from Section 4, Chapters 8-11)

A white woman touches Queenie’s hair without permission; a bouncer accuses Kyazike and Queenie of making trouble.

An aggressive man touches Queenie’s hair without permission; a bouncer accuses Kyazike and Queenie of making trouble.

Kyazike gets into a fight with Guy, whom she accuses of treating Queenie badly.

A white woman touches Kyazike's hair without permission; the woman's husband accuses Kyazike of making trouble.

Why does Queenie minimize what happened at the pool? (from Section 9, Chapters 24-25)

She thinks that that kind of thing happens a lot in her culture: black girls, she says, are supposed to know their place.

She thinks the young girl who talked to her did not

She thinks that the mother of the young girl was drunk.

She thinks that that kind of thing happens to her a lot : she is such a horrible human being that she deserves all the bad things that happen to her.

What medical condition is Queenie diagnosed with, and why is it significant? (from Section 1, Chapters 1-2)

She is diagnosed as being pregnant: it is significant because she and her boyfriend Tom had not been trying to have children.

She is diagnosed as having depression: it is significant because it answers questions about why she has been so upset for so long.

She is diagnosed with a miscarriage: it is significant because she did not know she was pregnant.

She is diagnosed with a miscarriage: it is significant because she had been trying desperately to get pregnant.

What gift does Ted leave at Queenie’s desk? (from Section 3, Chapters 6-7)

A trial membership at a fitness center.

A scarf to replace the one she lost at the fireworks.

A scarf to replace the one that got stolen while they were at the park.

A new purse, to replace the one she lost at the fireworks.