Song of Solomon: Chapters 1-5

What does Milkman think of his aunt Pilate the first time they meet?

• She is tall and powerful.

• She is insecure.

• She is rude.

• She is old and worn out.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to the narrator, what is one of Milkman’s most problematic habits?

• He complains too much.

• He always looks back and not forward.

• He is failing his classes.

• He is mean to his sisters.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Pilate say happened after her father’s death that Macon Dead Jr. does NOT mention?

• They didn't have a funeral for their father.

• The police asked them who killed their father.

• They were sent to a foster home.

• They saw their father's ghost.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does Pilate’s daughter Reba say she has a "knack" (a natural skill) for?

• singing

• winning

• playing cards

• cooking

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Milkman become curious about after meeting Pilate?

• bootlegging

• racism in America

• his family history

• the relationship between his mother and her father

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why do the town’s black residents refer to Mercy Hospital as “No Mercy Hospital”?

• The doctors are not skilled.

• Black patients are not allowed in there.

• Nurses abuse patients.

• They don't use anesthesia for surgeries.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why doesn’t Macon Dead Jr. like his sister Pilate?

• He thinks she's unkempt and embarrassing.

• He thinks she is tall and ugly.

• He blames her for their mother's death.

• She left him when they were kids.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where does Robert Smith promise to fly?

• across the Atlantic Ocean

• to Mercy

• to the other side of Lake Superior

• across the country

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the connection between Pilate and pine needles?

• She chews pine needles.

• She sleeps on a mattress filled with pine needles.

• Her earring is filled with pine needles.

• She uses pine needles to remove splinters.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Macon go to Pilate's house?

• He wanted to tell her to clean herself up.

• He wanted to warn her to stay away from his son.

• He wanted to hear music.

• He wanted to talk about their childhood.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3