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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: 'Bridge Music," Pages 68-91 (Letters).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Olive get sidetracked when she met Roy's biological father?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) Opelousas.
(c) Dallas.
(d) New Iberia.

2. Roy says in Part One: "Bridge Music," "If my childhood were a sandwich, there would be no" what (5)?
(a) "Meat hanging off the bread."
(b) "Toasted bread and fine cheese."
(c) "Peanut butter."
(d) "Mustard or mayonnaise."

3. In a letter to Roy in Part One: "Bridge Music," Celestial says that maybe innocence is what (41)?
(a) "Having no way to predict the pain of the future."
(b) "Walking blindly into life."
(c) "Having no recollection of the painful events of the past."
(d) "Looking to a future with hope."

4. Where does Roy say is the best place to be black and struggling in Part One: "Bridge Music"?
(a) The United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. Where did Roy and Celestial go for dinner on their first anniversary?
(a) Brooklyn Cheese Co.
(b) McAlister's Diner.
(c) Dancer Restaurant.
(d) Beautiful Restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town is Roy from?

2. For about how long was Celestial's mother having an affair with her father before they married?

3. What did Roy do when Celestial almost had a nervous breakdown because it seemed like the hickory-nut tree in their yard was dying?

4. From what college did Celestial transfer to Spelman?

5. When Olive met Roy's biological father, about how old was he?

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