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Toni Morrison's "Sula" Trivia Quiz

"Sula" is a novel that tells the story of two black girls growing up.

A multiple-choice quiz by brumo. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
brumo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,276

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
321

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where did Nel and her mother go to see Nel's great-grandmother? Hint

Markham Dr.

Allison Road

Elysian Fields

Ontario Blvd.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did the black people live in Medallion, Ohio? Hint

The Top

The Uplands

The Valley

The Bottom

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the two friends got married first?

Answer: (Nel or Sula)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Sula's grandmother? Hint

Plum

Hannah

Eva

Pearl

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many years go by from the wedding until Nel and Sula meet again? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wakes up in a hospital and thinks that their hands are growing bigger and bigger? Hint

Jude

Shadrack

Ajax

Boy Boy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hannah was caught on fire.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was Sula's last name? Hint

Baby

Crazy

Peace

Sugar

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was Albert Jacks better known as?

Answer: (four letters, one word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Is Sula alive when the story ends?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did Nel and her mother go to see Nel's great-grandmother?

Answer: Elysian Fields

Elysian Fields is a very long road in New Orleans that connects the river front (Mississippi River) to the lake front (Lake Pontchartrain).

2. Where did the black people live in Medallion, Ohio?

Answer: The Bottom

"The Bottom" was really hills, but the white folks convinced the black folks to take the land by saying that it was "choice land" and that it was "the bottom of heaven".

3. Which of the two friends got married first?

Answer: Nel

Nel married Jude and had three kids with him before he left her for Sula.

4. Who was Sula's grandmother?

Answer: Eva

Sula's grandmother, Eva, supposedly let one of her legs get run over by a train for $10,000 insurance money. Hannah was Sula's mother. Pearl was Sula's aunt and Plum was Sula's uncle.

5. How many years go by from the wedding until Nel and Sula meet again?

Answer: 10

After the wedding, Sula leaves "The Bottom" in search of something that is missing from her life. After ten years of not finding anything, she returns to rekindle her friendship with Nel.

6. Who wakes up in a hospital and thinks that their hands are growing bigger and bigger?

Answer: Shadrack

Shadrack instituted "Suicide Day" on January 3rd. Each year on this day, he would ring a bell and tell everyone to "get all their killing out of the way" on this day.

7. Hannah was caught on fire.

Answer: True

Eva tried to save her, but it was too late.

8. What was Sula's last name?

Answer: Peace

Sula's family did not seem to live up to their family name. They were a rowdy family that the other townspeople aspired to be better than.

9. Who was Albert Jacks better known as?

Answer: Ajax

Ajax was the man that Sula decided was "the one". However, he did not feel the same way towards her.

10. Is Sula alive when the story ends?

Answer: No

Sula dies close to the end. The story begins and ends with Nel.

Source: Author brumo

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