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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 Roy use to break out Celestial's car window in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) A rake.
(b) A hammer.
(c) An axe.
(d) A shovel.

2. What did Andre call Roy's Ford Pinto?
(a) The Auto Bomb.
(b) The Rocket.
(c) The Green Snake.
(d) The Snail.

3. In Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me," Big Roy tells Roy that there is money that his mother set aside for him when he was born. About how much does he estimate there may be?
(a) $100.
(b) $600.
(c) $400.
(d) $200.

4. What folk artist known for her narrative quilts did Celestial tell Roy she wanted to be like when they met in New York?
(a) Faith Ringgold.
(b) Shelden Peck.
(c) Ammi Phillips.
(d) Maud Lewis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Davina's last name?

2. Where did Roy's father work by day?

3. Where did Andre's father meet the woman he left Andre's mother for?

4. Who is the notary that witnessed Roy's signing of the divorce papers?

5. Roy says in Part One: "Bridge Music," "If my childhood were a sandwich, there would be no" what (5)?

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