2. Why did Rain leave her mother’s house?
(a) Because her mother beat her.
(b) Because there was never anything to eat there.
(c) Because her mother was never home.
(d) Because her mother’s clients were sexually abusing her.

3. When does Queen say that she learned it wasn’t enough just to be pretty?
(a) When the last of her husbands left her.
(b) When the last of her children left her.
(c) When she became a real, thinking person.
(d) When Booker returned to Whiskey.

4. What does Booker reproach himself with?
(a) Remaining aloof from others and judging their flaws.
(b) Failing to see his own obsession as part of the world’s plan.
(c) Loving too well for mere human beings.
(d) Wasting his time dreaming.

5. How does Booker take notes in class?
(a) He get notes from a friend.
(b) Laptop.
(c) He downloads the online notes.
(d) Paper and pencil.

6. What advice does Queen give Booker after Adam’s death?
(a) To Say the things he needs to say to him.
(b) Not to let go of him until he’s ready.
(c) To stage a ritual to let him go.
(d) To let it go and move on.

7. What does the narrator say made Bride and Booker act like a true couple?
(a) Carrying a baby.
(b) Planning for the future.
(c) Taking care of each other.
(d) Taking care of Queen.

8. How does Booker describe the atmosphere in his family’s house after Adam’s funeral?
(a) Strained.
(b) Tormented.
(c) Loving.
(d) Subdued.

9. What personal trait does Brooklyn claim to have, that justifies her feelings?
(a) The ability to see people’s vulnerabilities.
(b) The ability to see into people’s fears.
(c) The ability to see what’s about to happen.
(d) The ability to work hard and get ahead.

10. How does the narrator say Booker thinks about race?
(a) Skin color is a social construct.
(b) Skin color is just skin color, not a flaw or a curse.
(c) Darker-skinned people have a harder time than lighter-skinned people.
(d) Skin color is fateful,. in an America built on slavery.

11. Who does Bride say Booker must have been talking about, in his writing?
(a) Himself.
(b) Adam.
(c) Her.
(d) Queen.

12. Who does Booker say has become his only judge?
(a) Adam.
(b) His sister.
(c) Queen.
(d) Bride.

13. Where does Booker express himself best?
(a) In mathematical formulas.
(b) In academic essays.
(c) In critical theory.
(d) In music.

14. How does Queen explain the effect Adam’s death had on Booker’s life?
(a) She says that Booker internalized injustice when Adam died.
(b) She says that Booker had always been afraid to live, but Adam’s death gave him the excuse to retreat from life.
(c) She says that Booker’s parents gave him too much to grieve, and it warped him.
(d) She says that Adam’s death became Booker’s life.

15. What does Booker want instead of death for Adam’s killer?
(a) He says that he wants justice.
(b) He says that he wants restitution.
(c) He says that he wants his brother back.
(d) He says that he wants his life.