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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 Bride compare Sylvia Huxley to?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A bucking bronco.
(c) A runaway train.
(d) A raging alligator.

2. How old is Bride?
(a) 23.
(b) 32.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

3. What is the last thing Bride remembers saying before Sylvia Huxley beats her?
(a) That she was one of the children who…
(b) That she remembers Sylvia Huxley from school.
(c) That she knows that Sylvia Huxley was innocent.
(d) That she knows what Sylvia Huxley did.

4. How does Bride say Booker typically referred to her?
(a) As ‘baby.’
(b) As ‘woman.’
(c) As ‘Bride.’
(d) As ‘wench.’

5. How much money does Bride give Sylvia Huxley?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bride describe herself after the beating?

2. How does Bride respond when Booker tells her that she is not the woman he wants?

3. What does Bride say she wants to do to help her healing?

4. Who does Bride say Brooklyn dates?

5. What is Bride’s relationship with Sylvia Huxley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Julie to try to kill herself?

2. While Bride is recovering from her hangover, what scene does she remember seeing from her childhood?

3. How does Lula Ann’s skin color affect Sweetness’ marriage?

4. What kind of relationships is Bride accustomed to having with men?

5. How is Bride’s mother different after the courtroom than she usually is, in her treatment of Bride?

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

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

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

9. Where does Sylvia Huxley say she found a refuge from prison life?

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

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