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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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) Personality and intelligence.
(b) Love and loyalty.
(c) Humor and hope.
(d) Family and native land.

2. What is the name of the hotel where Roy and Celestial stayed when visiting his parents on Labor Day weekend?
(a) Motel 6.
(b) West Lake Lodge.
(c) Piney Woods.
(d) Marriott.

3. Where did Roy and Celestial go for dinner on their first anniversary?
(a) McAlister's Diner.
(b) Dancer Restaurant.
(c) Beautiful Restaurant.
(d) Brooklyn Cheese Co.

4. What does Celestial describe marriage as being like in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
(a) A trip to a deserted island.
(b) Grafting a limb to a tree trunk.
(c) An oyster creating a pearl.
(d) The communion of two souls into one.

5. What is the name of the parish where Roy's parents live?
(a) Orleans Parish.
(b) Allen Parish.
(c) Clarke Parish.
(d) Opelousas Parish.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Olive develops lung cancer, how long has it been since she has touched a cigarette?

2. Where did Roy go to college after graduating high school?

3. The doll of Celestial's that Roy brought to his parents to show them in Part One: "Bridge Music" was made on a commission for whom?

4. What is Andre's mother's name?

5. About how many men does Roy say there are at his facility in a letter to Celestial in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sylvia? What role does she play in the narrative in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

2. What surprising discovery does Roy write to Celestial about his cellmate Walter?

3. Describe Celestial's "Dear John" letter. When does she send it?

4. How does Celestial respond to Andre's proposal?

5. What does an epistolary novel refer to? What are the benefits of epistolary style?

6. How does Mr. Davenport respond when Andre announces his engagement to Celestial?

7. What does Celestial and Roy's unborn child represent symbolically?

8. Where is Celestial from? How is this setting described?

9. How does Andre justify his relationship with Celestial in his first monologue in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

10. What did Roy reveal to Celestial at the Piney Woods? How did she respond?

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