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Multiple Choice
1. In Medallion, what will replace the Time and a Half Pool Hall?
A) Reba’s Grill
B) White progress
C) Nu Nile
D) Black progress
2. People come to think of the Bottom as the bottom of what?
A) Heaven
B) The valley
C) The hill
D) Freedom
3. How does Shadrack get back to Medallion after World War I?
A) A sheriff reads Shadrack’s story and sends him home.
B) A doctor discharges Shadrack and sends him to jail.
C) A doctor discharges Shadrack because the hospital needs space.
D) An officer arrests Shadrack and places him in a wagon.
4. How does Helene Wright come to live in Medallion?
A) Her mother kicks her out of the house.
B) Her grandmother gives her a train ticket.
C) She runs away from Sundown House.
D) She rejects her mother for marriage.
5. What is Nel’s reaction to her first trip to New Orleans?
A) She becomes frightened of men, particularly soldiers.
B) She appreciates the comforts of a real bathroom.
C) She imagines her life will be important and remarkable.
D) She wants to live with Rochelle in New Orleans.
6. Who is most similar to BoyBoy?
A) Sula
B) Plum
C) Hannah
D) Jude
7. What does Sula believe happened to Eva’s leg?
A) Eva stuck it under a train and took a payout.
B) The leg ran off and Eva couldn’t catch it.
C) The leg fell off after an extreme treatment for corns.
D) Eva lost her leg in a wagon accident as a girl.
By Toni Morrison