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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. How old was Celestial when she describes meeting Roy in New York?
(a) 19.
(b) 24.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.
2. What does Roy describe Davina feeling like in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
(a) A cloth that has blown dry in the wind.
(b) A silk sheet.
(c) The robes at a four-star hotel.
(d) A kitten.
3. How old is Roy when he is released from prison?
(a) 26.
(b) 41.
(c) 36.
(d) 31.
4. What does Big Roy offer to make Andre when he arrives in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) Salmon croquettes.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Blueberry muffins.
(d) Eggs and bacon.
5. What did Andre call Roy's Ford Pinto?
(a) The Green Snake.
(b) The Rocket.
(c) The Snail.
(d) The Auto Bomb.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Big Roy was growing up, what did he get under the Christmas tree each year?
2. In Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me," Roy says that he went into prison with banker's hands and came out looking like what?
3. What does Roy describe the name of his potential son?
4. What folk artist known for her narrative quilts did Celestial tell Roy she wanted to be like when they met in New York?
5. How old does Celestial say Old Hickey is in her letter to Roy in the Epilogue?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Olive and Big Roy never have more children?
2. What does Roy's missing tooth represent symbolically in the novel?
3. How is Christmas Day described in Part Three: "Generosity"?
4. What do the salmon croquettes represent symbolically in the novel?
5. What is Andre's role in Olive's funeral? Why?
6. What is Davina's home like? What does she cook Roy for dinner?
7. Where was Celestial when she met Roy in New York? How does she describe his company?
8. What does Celestial mean when she says that "Much of life is timing and circumstance" (138)?
9. What does Roy note about the first page of his family's Bible?
10. What does Celestial describe praying for in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
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