Sula--The Bottom's Beginnings
What was the purported reason that a slave was given the hill land that became known as 'The Bottom'?
That the slave was told that the hills were the bottom land from the perspective of God looking down onto the Earth.
What action does Sula take to protect herself and Nel from the bullying white boys?
She cuts her own finger.
the ability to live forever; eternal life.
Immortality
What process do plants increase during spring, due to increased sunlight?
Photosynthesis
Occuring in 2025, who was the third woman to ever win best rap album?
Doechii
Who established the holiday known as 'National Suicide Day'?
Shadrack
What is Eva Peace known for in the neighborhood?
For taking in and caring for many people, and for her strong, and sometimes intimidating personality.
at the point of death.
Moribund
What is the term for the shedding of an animal's winter coat in spring?
Molting
Made famous for songs like "Ex-Factor" and "Killing Me Softly" she was the first woman to ever win best rap album at the grammys.
Lauryn Hill
What war did Shadrack return from?
WWI
She leaves her kids with a neighbor for 18 months and comes back with one leg and a bunch of cash.
a loan that allows someone to buy a house or other property.
Mortgage
What is the process of bees transferring pollen flowers, which increases during spring?
Pollination
This is the first woman to win a nobel prize for physics. Polish-born physicist and chemist who revolutionized our understanding of radioactivity.
Marie Curie
What happens to Plum?
What is the shape of the birthmark on Sula's face?
A rose
he practice of spreading the cost of an intangible asset over its useful life (think: credit cards)
Amortization
What is the name of the process that causes allergies, due to the increased pollen in the air during spring?
Hay fever
She's the most decorated gymnast of all time.
Simone Biles
What are Nel's mother's thoughts on race and skin color? How do we know?
Nel's mother values the social graces that lighter skin gets her. We know this through her telling Nel to "pull her nose" and the fact that she straightens Nel's hair every morning.
What does Sula overhear her mother, Hannah, saying about their relationship?
That she loves but doesn't necessarily like Sula.
gloomy, sullen, or depressed
Morose
What is the scientific term for the study of seasonal biological events, such as the timing of bird migrations and plant flowering?
Phenology
The first female US Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor