Sula
Nel
Other Characters
Miscellaneous
Toni Morrison
100
As a child Sula accidentally kills this boy after he slips out of her hands
Who is Chicken Little?
100
This is who Nel marries
Who is Jude?
100
This man was married to Eva and abandoned her and their 3 children
Who is BoyBoy?
100
The citizens of Medallion, OH plan to change this place into a golf course.
What is the "Bottom?"
100
In 1931 Toni Morrison was born here
Where is Lorain, Ohio?
200
This is what Sula did to scare off the boys that harass them
What is cutting off her finger?
200
Nel blames this person for the end of her marriage. This is what Sula points out about this.
Who is Sula. Her husband left her by his own choice
200
This character returned 18 months later after saying she would return in a few hours. She also returned with missing one leg and had obtained an abundant amount of wealth.
Who is Eva?
200
This was known as the movement by the minorities in order to gain equality and an escape from racism
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
200
In 1993 Toni Morrison was awarded this for Literature
What is the Nobel Prize?
300
This is what Sula wants to tell Nel after she dies
What is "death is painless?"
300
This is the incident that is implied had the most effect on Nel and influenced her towards convention
What is the death of chicken little?
300
This person had hallucinations involving his hands.
Who is Shadrack?
300
Shadrack celebrates January 3rd as this day
What is "National Suicide Day?"
300
This was Toni Morrison's real birth name before she changed it
Who is Chloe Anthony Wofford?
400
The birthmark over Sula's eye represents this
Who is Hannah Peace, A Rose, Snake, and peoples opinion of her?
400
This is how Nel chooses to define herself and what it suggests about her character
What is moral, Christian, a wife, or as a mother and friend? She does not define herself by her own traits, only by descriptions of the roles that she occupies. Nel has more concern for others than for her own needs and desires. She is also not very independent or self-assured?
400
This character has the nickname "Plum"
Who is Ralph?
400
Was burned alive and died in the ambulance
Who is Hannah Peace?
400
This was Toni Morrison's first novel published in 1970
What is The Bluest Eye?
500
This is why the other residents of the Bottom shun Sula
What is their belief that she is a moral?
500
This is why Nel goes to see Sula on her deathbed
What is her view of herself as a moral woman?
500
This character was left with Eva's children while she left for months.
Who is Mrs. Suggs?
500
This is the time when Sula leaves the Bottom.
What is Nel's wedding?
500
This was what Toni Morrison wanted to be as a child
What is a Ballerina?
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