1: The literary motif referred to the most in the novel is
a. women
b. water
c. fire
d. racism
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2: What is Shadrack trying to do when he says "Always" to Sula?
a. Make Sula aware that he is always watching over her
b. Convince Sula that Chicken Little's death will always haunt her
c. Remind Sula that racism will never die
d. Assure Sula of her permanence and immortality
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3: In the eyes of her community, Sula's greatest transgression is
a. her perceived promiscuity with white men
b. placing her grandmother in a nursing home
c. committing adultery with her best friend's husband
d. not wearing underwear at church suppers
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4: As Sula dies, her thoughts are on Nel, and she can hardly wait to tell her friend that
a. dying doesn't hurt
b. Heaven does exist
c. she (Sula) can finally fly
d. love does conquer all
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5: In World War I, the all-black "Fighting 369th" regiment remained on the front line in France for 191 straight days -- never losing a trench, never surrendering a prisoner, or retreating. For this extraordinary effort, the soldiers received the
a. Medal of Honor
b. Croix de Guerre
c. Croix d'Or
d. Medal of Freedom
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6: Shadrack creates National Suicide Day to
a. commemorate loved ones who have committed suicide
b. counter the unexpectedness of death
c. urge people not to kill themselves
d. raise money for the survivors of those who committed suicide
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7: Many years after Sula's death, Nel visits her gravesite and finally understands that
a. Sula never loved Nel's husband
b. Sula was the one who inhibited Nel's "me-ness"
c. their friendship was one-sided
d. friendship supersedes even marriage
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8: How does Sula intimidate the gang of Irish Catholic white boys who are harassing Nel and her?
a. She creates her own gang.
b. She beats one of them almost to death.
c. She slices off the tip of her finger.
d. She shows off her knife-handling skill
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9: Who said the following: “That straw'll tickle your pretty neck to death.”
a. the stable boy
b. the farmer in the dell
c. the soda fountain clerk
d. the ice wagon driver
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10: Who said the following: “Oh Lord, Sula . . . girl, girl, girlgirlgirl.”
a. Eva
b. Nel
c. Ajax
d. Jude
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