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Tar Baby

Toni Morrison

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1. What is the name of Son's hometown?

(A) Tallahassee

(B) Tampa

(C) Elbow

(D) Eloe

2. What did Jadine study in college?

(A) Art history

(B) Engineering

(C) English literature

(D) Geology

3. What is the name of Michael's teacher?

(A) Lloyd Bridges

(B) B. J. Bridges

(C) Frank Lesser

(D) Gideon Oak

4. What does Alma Estée ask Son to bring her?

(A) Some apples

(B) A dress

(C) Some chocolate

(D) A wig

5. What color is Margaret's hair?

(A) Gray

(B) Black

(C) Blonde

(D) Red

6. What pest invades Valerian's greenhouse?

(A) Ants

(B) Mice

(C) Snakes

(D) Wasps

7. What business did Valerian have in Philadelphia?

(A) He made gloves.

(B) He made popcorn.

(C) He made paper.

(D) He made candy.

8. What does Michael do?

(A) He sells pottery.

(B) He is a river guide.

(C) He is a poet.

(D) He works on an Indian reservation.

9. What mean name does Ondine call Margaret?

(A) A baby killer

(B) An evil stepmother

(C) A witch

(D) A vampire

10. What is the name of Son's father?

(A) Gramps

(B) Old Man

(C) Poppa

(D) Soldier

11. What does Son steal?

(A) Apples

(B) Shoes

(C) A gun

(D) Chocolate

12. What does Thérèse call Ondine?

(A) Ondine

(B) Machete-hair

(C) Cookie

(D) House slave

13. What does Margaret want for breakfast?

(A) A mango

(B) A pineapple

(C) Bacon

(D) A sandwich

14. Where is Sydney originally from?

(A) Philadelphia

(B) Portland

(C) Boston

(D) Paris

15. Where does Alma Estée work at the end of the novel?

(A) At L'Arbe de la Corix

(B) In New York

(C) At a restaurant

(D) At the airport

16. What was the first amount of money Son ever made?

(A) A penny

(B) A dollar

(C) A nickel

(D) A dime

17. What does Valerian do when Son arrives on the island?

(A) He calls the police.

(B) He telegrams Michael.

(C) He hides.

(D) He asks him to dinner.

18. What did Thérèse used to do as a job?

(A) She was a cook.

(B) She was a tour guide.

(C) She was a wet nurse.

(D) She was a janitor.

19. Where did Michael hide as a boy?

(A) In Margaret's closet

(B) In Valerian's office

(C) Under the sink

(D) Under the table

20. What does Jadine receive as a gift?

(A) Earrings

(B) A sealskin coat

(C) A magazine

(D) A painting

21. How many times has Valerian been married?

(A) Once

(B) Twice

(C) Three times

(D) He has never been married.

22. What was behind Valerian's house when he was a boy?

(A) A washing shed

(B) A greenhouse

(C) A barn

(D) A fountain

23. Who is Yardman?

(A) Yardman is what some characters call Gideon.

(B) Yardman is Jadine's boyfriend.

(C) Yardman is a famous football star.

(D) Yardman is a friend of Son's from Eloe.

24. What does Son eat the first night he arrives on the island?

(A) An apple pie

(B) A pizza

(C) A hamburger

(D) An avocado

25. What do Valerian and Sydney joke about?

(A) Sydney's shoes

(B) Sydney's hearing

(C) Valerian's glasses

(D) Valerian's ties

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