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Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

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1. What is Macon Dead I's real name?

(A) Jake

(B) Mike

(D) Robert

2. How does Milkman find out his grandfather's and grandmother's names?

(A) They are inscribed on a piece of paper hidden in Pilate's earring

(B) Macon Jr. reveals them during a father-son talk

(D) Susan Byrd finds them on a family tree chart

3. What is inside Pilate's green bundle?

(A) Gold

(B) Jake's bones

(D) One of Guitar's victims

4. Where does Robert Smith promise to fly?

(A) The other side of Lake Superior

(B) Africa

(D) Louisiana

5. Where do Macon Jr. and Pilate grow up?

(A) Shalimar

(B) Lincoln's Heaven

(D) Michigan

6. How does Hagar react after Milkman ends their relationship?

(A) She starts dating Guitar

(B) She joins a convent

(D) She blackmails Milkman

7. Where are Jake's remains ultimately buried?

(A) The Hunters' Cave

(B) Solomon's Leap

(D) Macon, Georgia

8. What does Reba win at Sears Roebuck?

(A) A diamond ring

(B) Dishware

(D) A dress for Hagar

9. How does Macon Dead I pick names for his children after his firstborn son?

(A) He finds them in a name book

(B) He chooses them at random from the Bible

(D) He asks his wife for suggestions

10. Who is First Corinthians's secret lover?

(A) Guitar

(B) Robert Smith

(D) Henry Porter

11. Why is Macon Jr. angry with Ruth?

(A) He thinks she had an affair with her father, Dr. Foster

(B) He believes Ruth acts as though she is superior to him

(D) He thinks that Ruth wants to kill him

12. How old is Milkman when he strikes his father, Macon Jr.?

(A) 22

(B) 24

(D) 32

13. Why does Guitar want to kill Milkman?

(A) Because Milkman abused his beloved Hagar

(B) Because Guitar is jealous of Milkman's wealth

(D) Because Milkman constantly invades his privacy

14. In what year does Song of Solomon open?

(A) 1942

(B) 1926

(D) 1931

15. How does Guitar try to kill Milkman in his first attempt?

(A) By strangling him with a wire

(B) By holding his face underwater

(D) By stabbing him in the shoulder

16. To what town is Lincoln's Heaven closest?

(A) Shalimar, Virginia

(B) Macon, Georgia

(D) Danville, Pennsylvania

17. To what secret organization does Guitar belong?

(A) The Ku Klux Klan

(B) The Masons

(D) The Elks

18. From which college does First Corinthians receive her degree?

(A) Spelman

(B) Howard

(D) Wellesley

19. What is unusual about Pilate's body?

(A) She has no eyebrows

(B) She has no fingernails

(D) She has no navel

20. How old is Ruth when she marries Macon Dead II?

(A) 16

(B) 19

(D) 11

21. What is the official name of Not Doctor Street?

(A) Doctor Street

(B) Buckra Boulevard

(D) Mains Avenue

22. Who is the first black child born in Mercy Hospital?

(A) Robert Smith

(B) First Corinthians Dead

(D) Milkman Dead

23. Whom does Solomon try to take with him when he flies back to Africa?

(A) Jake

(B) Ryna

(D) Pilate

24. Why does Circe stay in the Butlers' mansion after they die?

(A) She wants to see it rot away

(B) She wants to enjoy a life of luxury

(D) She wants to preserve it as a memorial to the Butlers

25. What does Grace Long give to Milkman when he leaves?

(A) Her watch

(B) Her phone number

(D) A new pair of boots

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