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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. What does Andre compare the musty smell of Olive's grave to in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
(a) Fishing bait.
(b) Coffee grounds.
(c) A basement.
(d) A garden store.

2. What does Andre say is something that he and "any of us" never doubted in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me" (96)?
(a) Roy's love for Celestial.
(b) Roy's ambition.
(c) Roy's innocence.
(d) Celestial's love for Roy.

3. Celestial says in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me" that somewhere it is written that your sins fall upon your parents until you are how old?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 18.

4. Where does Celestial describe sitting where she finds rest and feels fine in a letter to Roy in Part One: "Bridge Music"?
(a) By the singing bridge.
(b) Under the willow tree.
(c) By her father's grave.
(d) Under the hickory tree.

5. Where was Big Roy born and raised?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Birmingham, Alabama.
(c) Howland, Texas.
(d) Glendale, Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Celestial's father?

2. What is Celestial's maiden name?

3. Where did Tamar earn her master's degree?

4. By what name does Andre refer to the hickory tree between his and Celestial's houses growin up?

5. What does Roy use when he begins to attack Celestial's car in Part Three: "Generosity"?

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