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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: "Generosity," Pages 258-306 (Roy, Andre, Celestial, Roy, Epilogue) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Insulin.
(c) Methadone.
(d) Benedryl.

2. What bar did Celestial and Andre go to after Olive's funeral?
(a) Les and Baity's Diner and Bar.
(b) Earl Picard's Saturday Nighter.
(c) The White Horse Tavern.
(d) Southy's Bar.

3. What kind of business did Andre's father run?
(a) A flooring store.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) An icehouse.
(d) A bakery.

4. What does Uncle Banks describe as being what is considered "the worst of the South" in Part One: "Bridge Music" (86)?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Texas.
(d) Alabama.

5. Celestial states, "Human emotion is beyond comprehension, smooth and uninterrupted, like" what (138)?
(a) "A coffee pot."
(b) "A broken leaf upon a dead tree."
(c) "An orb made of brown glass."
(d) "A worse plight to humanity than roaches."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the street where Andre and Celestial grew up?

2. What is the name of the hotel where Roy and Celestial stayed when visiting his parents on Labor Day weekend?

3. Where was Olive born?

4. What does Roy cook for breakfast on Christmas day in Part Three: "Generosity"?

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

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