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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 Sylvia Huxley say she and her cell-mate Julie posted on the walls of their cell?
(a) Photos of children.
(b) Photos of distant islands.
(c) Photos of glamor girls.
(d) Maps of the world.

2. What was Sylvia Huxley’s profession before she was imprisoned?
(a) Beautician.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Child care worker.
(d) Home health aide.

3. What kind of books did Sylvia Huxley’s family read?
(a) Only the classics.
(b) All kinds of books.
(c) Only the Bible.
(d) Only American literature.

4. When does Bride say that her ‘melting away’ starts?
(a) When she meets Booker.
(b) When Booker leaves her.
(c) When she leaves her mother’s house.
(d) When You, Girl launches.

5. Where did Bride start her working career?
(a) In the business office.
(b) In the stock room.
(c) In the delivery truck.
(d) On the sales floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lula Ann when she dropped her name and started to go by ‘Bride’?

2. What does Sylvia Huxley say she got from her family while she was in prison?

3. What is a quadroon?

4. How much money does Sweetness’ husband send her monthly, after he leaves?

5. How old is Brooklyn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brooklyn say her impression of Booker was?

2. Why does Sweetness say she told Lula Ann to call her Sweetness instead of Mama?

3. What is Brooklyn’s reaction when Bride tells her the whole story of the beating she got from Sylvia Huxley?

4. What is the relationship between Bride’s memory of her landlord and her memory of Sylvia Huxley?

5. What does Sylvia Huxley say made Decagon better than Brookhaven?

6. What is Bride’s state of mind as she is healing from the beating Sylvia Huxley gave her?

7. What kind of gesture does Bride make to Sylvia Huxley, and why does it go so wrong?

8. What sensation does Booker’s shaving brush give Bride?

9. What does Bride find when she stars going through Booker’s possessions at her house?

10. How is Booker different from the other relationships Bride has had?

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