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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: "Bridge Music," Pages 41-68 (Letters).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roy refer to as the two cards that you keep in a hand of poker in Part One: "Bridge Music"?
(a) Family and native land.
(b) Personality and intelligence.
(c) Humor and hope.
(d) Love and loyalty.

2. For about how long was Celestial's mother having an affair with her father before they married?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three months.

3. In a letter to Roy in Part One: "Bridge Music," Celestial says that maybe innocence is what (41)?
(a) "Looking to a future with hope."
(b) "Walking blindly into life."
(c) "Having no recollection of the painful events of the past."
(d) "Having no way to predict the pain of the future."

4. From what college did Celestial transfer to Spelman?
(a) George Washington University.
(b) Brown University.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Xavier College.

5. Who is Celestial's aunt that consoled her after she had an abortion when she was 18?
(a) Anna.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Olive.
(d) Sylvia.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what nickname does Roy refer to Celestial in his letters?

2. What is Roy's mother's name?

3. On what date did Roy and Celestial have their first date?

4. In one of his letters to Celestial in Part One: "Bridge Music," Roy describes a prisoner who died yesterday because no one would give him what?

5. What did Roy do when Celestial almost had a nervous breakdown because it seemed like the hickory-nut tree in their yard was dying?

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