WorksheetsSong of Solomon: Chapters 1-5
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
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.
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.
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.
What does Pilate’s daughter Reba say she has a "knack" (a natural skill) for?
singing
winning
playing cards
cooking
What does Milkman become curious about after meeting Pilate?
bootlegging
racism in America
his family history
the relationship between his mother and her father
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.
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.
Where does Robert Smith promise to fly?
across the Atlantic Ocean
to Mercy
to the other side of Lake Superior
across the country
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.
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.
During Sunday drives, what direction does Milkman face?
He faces the right window towards his mother.
He faces the left window towards his father.
He faces the front window toward the silver-winged woman on the car.
He faces backward.
After he visits Pilate, how does Milkman feel about his last name?
He is embarrassed.
He is proud.
He hates it.
He wishes he were Dead.
What does Pilate relate to the colors black and green?
They describe people and money.
There are 5 or 6 kinds of black and green.
She compares them to injuries.
What is the relevance of the colors black and green?
Pilate relates them to things in nature like grasshoppers, cucumbers and the sky.
There is no relevance. Pilate just rambles.
They are the colors of their farm animals.
They are the only colors of clothing they wore growing up.
What does Pilate know about her mother?
her name
her favorite meal
where she grew up
the color of her bonnet
Why does Pilate say a brother and a cousin are the "same thing," even if they don't have the same mother?
They are still blood-related.
She uses that to keep Milkman from being intimate with her granddaughter, Hagar.
They are the same because you have to treat them both the same.
They are raised together.
What does Pilate think of being scared of something that isn't real?
She believes that believing something is real is enough to make it real. "Belief is reality."
She thinks it's a sign of weakness and immaturity.
She thinks it's stupid. "There's no place for fear in this world."
She thinks you have to find proof to make it real or not.
What is the start of Guitar Bains' hatred of white people?
They killed Emmet Till.
They keep Blacks down.
They killed his father.
They wouldn't rent a house to his grandmother.
What do Guitar and the older men discuss at Tommy’s Barbershop?
their relationships
their money problems
racial issues
sports
At what age does Milkman begin to work for his father, Macon Dead Jr.?
12
17
22
30
Which of these does Milkman NOT do in order to distinguish himself from his father?
smoke cigarettes
grow facial hair
spend money carelessly
join civil rights protests
What does Milkman realize after talking with Guitar about racism?
He hates Guitar.
He loves his mother.
He needs to get more serious.
He is bored by everything.
Where did Freddie, the janitor, grow up?
in foster care
on a farm
in jail
with his grandmother
Why does Milkman feel closer to President Franklin Roosevelt than to his father?
The President is stronger and more important than his father.
The President has accomplished more than his father.
The President addresses issues that Milkman believes in.
President Franklin Roosevelt had a flaw, polio, and Milkman's father is too perfect for him.
How did Dr. Foster refer to the Negroes in the town?
as family
as cannibals
as hardworking and driven
as unmotivated and lazy
Why does Macon tell Milkman the story about his mother?
so he can justify smacking Milkman's mother
so he can get Milkman to hate his mother, too
so he can get Milkman to feel sorry for his father
so Milkman can understand his father's actions
What memory is triggered in Milkman after his father tells him the story about Ruth (Milkman's mother)?
that he peed on his sister, Lena, during a Sunday drive
that Robert Smith leaped from Mercy
that his mother was the first Black admitted to the white hospital
that his mother nursed him when he was too old to be nursed
Why is Ruth jealous of death?
Ruth thinks death is peaceful; Ruth has no peace in her life.
Ruth felt her father chose death as a companion over being with her.
Death claims all she loves but not her.
Ruth is miserable and wants to die.
What metaphor does Milkman use to describe Hagar?
his third beer
his honey pot
his pet
his flower
What book does Pilate read?
the Bible
Song of Solomon
a fourth grade geography book
a high school Earth Science book
Why does Reba want to go to the hospital?
She wants a full hot meal.
She thinks it's a nice hotel.
She wants attention.
She's never been a patient.
What is Honore'?
It's a poor Black community.
It's a rich beach community.
It's an upscale hotel chain.
It's a nice camp ground.
Milkman equates being serious with being _________.
mature
educated
miserable
successful
Who does Freddy say killed his mother?
white men
ghosts
his father
his brother
What were "bloody red heads" and "bobbing snapping heads?"
dancing women at the clubs Milkman went to
flowers in Ruth's garden in Milkman's dream
dead fish in the water
the way Milkman describes women
Besides Guitar, who else does Freddy say should know about the strange things going on in town?
Pilate
Lena
First Corinthians
Reba
How does Hagar react to Milkman's break-up note?
She accepts it and starts to date Guitar.
She admits herself into a mental hospital.
She begs him to stay with her.
She slowly goes crazy and tries to kill him.
Who is Winnie Ruth Judd?
Ruth's aunt
Macon's maid
the ghost of a white woman that the black community believes commits white murders
Milkman's girlfriend after Hagar
What effect does the argument about Honore' have on the friendship between Milkman and Guitar?
It weakens their friendship and puts distance between them.
It cleanses their relationship which makes them get along better.
The argument has no effect on their friendship.
Milkman starts keeping his own secrets from Guitar.
How often does Hagar attempt to kill Milkman?
just once
twice a week
4 times
once each month
What is Guitar’s response when Milkman asks about his secret activities?
He yells and goes off on him.
He smiles.
He avoids Milkman.
He hits Milkman.
When Milkman follow his mother, Ruth, where does he see her go?
the cemetery
Pilate's house
his father's office
a night club
What is Pilate’s view on Ruth and Hagar’s intense love for Milkman?
it's fake
it's ridiculous
it's obsessive
it's dangerous
According to Pilate, what does the ghost of her father, Macon Dead I, sometimes say to her?
sing
fly away
take care of your brother
remember me
When Hagar comes to kill him, how does Milkman escape death?
He talks with her and calms her down.
He tackles her.
He prays.
It's pure luck.
