Characters
Setting & Community
Events in Part 1
100

This character is Sula's childhood best friend.

Who is Nel Wright?

100

This ironically named Black neighborhood sits high in the hills.

What is the Bottom (or Medallion)?

100

This traumatic moment occurs when Nel and Sula are playing by the water.

What is the drowning of Chicken Little?

200

This character cuts off her own fingertip to stop a boy from bullying.

Who is Sula Peace?

200

This major historical event traumatizes Shadrack and leads to the creation of National Suicide Day.

What is World War I?

200

Sula accidentally hears a cruel remark coming from her mother. 

What is  overhearing Hannah say she loves Sula but doesn't "like" her?

300

This character is known for his gentleness and dies when Sula swings him around too hard.

Who is Chicken Little?

300

This place is home to a large family and is known for chaos and independence. This is the _____ household.

What is the Peace household?

300

Sula is blamed for not doing anything about this event.

What is Hannahs death by fire?

400

This character is who Nel marries.

Who is Jude Greene?

400

The Bottom is created when a white farmer tricks a Black man by promising him this.

What is "the bottom of heaven"?

400
Sula and Nel get ____ by old men by the ice cream parlor.


What is harassed?

500

This character created National Suicide Day.

Who is Shadrack?

500

Where Shadrack's house is.

What is the Riverbank?

500

Eva's drastic action towards Plum represents her belief that she is saving him from this.

What is addiction and suffering?

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