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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 time is it when Roy hangs up the phone with Davina at his and Celestial's Atlanta home in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) 12:30 a.m.
(b) 3:30 a.m.
(c) 2:30 a.m.
(d) 1:30 a.m.

2. What is the name of Tamar's son?
(a) Jack.
(b) Clifford.
(c) Andre.
(d) Jelani.

3. Where did Tamar earn her master's degree?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Brown.
(c) Emory.
(d) Harvard.

4. Roy says in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me" that "In Eloe, if you want to know who you're supposed to be, you don't have to go further than" what (160)?
(a) "Your backyard."
(b) "The church."
(c) "The cemetery."
(d) "The family Bible."

5. What does Celestial call out when she tries to stop Roy and Andre from fighting in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) "November 17."
(b) "Please please stop."
(c) "I'm leaving you both."
(d) "Go home, Roy."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Celestial describe keeping in a felt box in her jewelry case in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

2. Where does Davina say her father was headed before she was even five years old?

3. Where does Roy go to sleep when he leaves Celestial alone in the bedroom in Part Three: "Generosity"?

4. What does Andre compare the musty smell of Olive's grave to in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

5. What did a man in prison stab Roy with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Roy's attitude when he first encounters Celestial in Atlanta in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

2. Why did Olive and Big Roy never have more children?

3. How is Christmas Day described in Part Three: "Generosity"?

4. Who is Tamar and what advice does she give to Roy?

5. How do Celestial and her father differ on their views of marriage?

6. What impression did Big Roy have on Andre at Olive's funeral?

7. What is Davina's home like? What does she cook Roy for dinner?

8. What do condoms represent symbolically in the novel?

9. What do the salmon croquettes represent symbolically in the novel?

10. What is Andre's role in Olive's funeral? Why?

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