1937
How long did it take for Sula to return to the Bottom after Nel’s wedding?
It took Sula ten years to return to the Bottom after Nel’s wedding.
. What was Ajax’s real name?
Ajax’s real name was Albert Jacks.
How did Nel feel about work? & How did Sula feel about work?
Nel felt work did not hurt one.
Sula said she never would work.
What was Sula’s last name?
Peace
Of whom did the young men of 1965 remind Nel?
Nel thought the young men of 1965 reminded her of the deweys.
How did Sula get Eva out of the house? and Why did Sula tell Nel she had moved Eva into the home?
Sula got Eva out of the house by signing the papers and having the men come with their stretcher to transport Eva to Beechnut. Sula told Nel she had moved Eva into the home because she was afraid that Eva would burn her as Eva had burned Plum.
At his arrest, what were the charges against Tar Baby?
The charges against Tar Baby at his arrest were those of drunkenness.
How did Sula say people would eventually feel about her?
Sula said people would eventually love her.
What was the hymn sung at Sula’s funeral?
The hymn sung at Sula’s funeral was “Shall We Gather at the River.”
How many children did Nel have?
Nel had three children.
With whom did Jude (Nel's Husband) leave?
Jude left with Sula.
What was Betty’s child’s name, and Why was Betty angry with Sula?
Betty’s child’s name was Teapot
Betty was angry with Sula because she believed Sula pushed her son.
What news did Sula want to share with Nel at the end of “1940”?
Sula wanted to share with Nel the news that death did not hurt.
What were the two things under construction?
The tunnel and the home for the aged were the two things under construction.
What did Eva imagine she was doing when Nel visited?
. Eva imagined she was ironing when Nel visited.
What plague accompanied Sula?, Why did the people of the Bottom do nothing to rid themselves of the plague?
A plague of robins accompanied Sula into the Bottom. The people of the Bottom did nothing to rid themselves of the plague because they believed that they had to learn to live with evil.
What item did Sula find which helped her to know that Ajax was not a dream
The item that Sula found that helped her to know that Ajax was not a dream was Ajax’s driver’s license.
At what address did Sula live?
Sula lived at 7 Carpenter’s Road.
What did Shadrack see in the birthmark above Sula’s eye?
Shadrack saw a tadpole in the birthmark above Sula’s eye.
Whom did Nel meet on the way to the cemetery?
Nel met Shadrack on her way to the cemetery.
what happened between Jude and Sula?
Jude, a loving husband, begins an affair with Sula Peace when she returns to the Bottom in 1937. Shortly after, Jude leaves the Bottom and moves to Detroit, where he is never heard from again Sula states that she slept with Jude, but he chose to abandon his marriage
What was the first gift that Ajax brought Sula?
The first gift that Ajax brought Sula was two bottles of milk.
how did Sula die? What age? How was the bottom affected?
Sula dies of an unnamed illness at the age of thirty After her death, a frost comes to the Bottom, followed by a wave of disease
How did the people begin to treat each other after the death of Sula?
The people begin to treat each other with no respect after the death of Sula.
Nel persisted in doing an activity that most people in the Bottom did not do. What was this activity?
Nel persisted in walking, an activity that most people in the Bottom did not do.