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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Andre's middle name?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Robert.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Michael.

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 innocence.
(b) Celestial's love for Roy.
(c) Roy's love for Celestial.
(d) Roy's ambition.

3. After how long in prison is Roy's case finally overturned?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

4. By what nickname does Roy refer to Celestial in his letters?
(a) Star.
(b) Moonlight.
(c) Peach.
(d) Georgia.

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

6. What does Andre refer to as being "a hell of a drug" in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me" (99)?
(a) "Fear."
(b) "Nostalgia."
(c) "Passion."
(d) "Love."

7. How many times does Celestial's father say he proposed to his wife before she said yes?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

8. On what date did Roy and Celestial have their first date?
(a) March 5.
(b) November 17.
(c) September 12.
(d) July 7.

9. For how long does Andre say he and Celeste have spent as partners in life in his first narrative in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
(a) Almost two years.
(b) Almost four years.
(c) Almost three years.
(d) Almost five years.

10. What is the name of Celestial's father?
(a) Roy Hamilton.
(b) Franklin Davenport.
(c) Maurice Tucker.
(d) Othaniel Jenkins.

11. What does Roy refer to as the two cards that you keep in a hand of poker in Part One: "Bridge Music"?
(a) Family and native land.
(b) Humor and hope.
(c) Love and loyalty.
(d) Personality and intelligence.

12. What is Andre's father's name?
(a) Carlos.
(b) James.
(c) Juan.
(d) Michael.

13. In a letter to Celestial in Part One: "Bridge Music," Roy tells his wife all the things he misses about her. What does he say he misses most?
(a) Her artwork.
(b) Her singing.
(c) Her embraces.
(d) Her kisses.

14. Who is the attorney that was retained for Roy's appeal?
(a) Mr. Floyd.
(b) Mr. Duncan.
(c) Mr. Banks.
(d) Mr. Roberts.

15. Where did Roy's father work by day?
(a) Wilson's General Store.
(b) Buck's Sporting Goods.
(c) Jackson's Concrete.
(d) James's Auto Shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. The doll of Celestial's that Roy brought to his parents to show them in Part One: "Bridge Music" was made on a commission for whom?

2. What is the name of the street where Andre and Celestial grew up?

3. Where does Roy say is the best place to be black and struggling in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

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

5. By what name does Roy refer to his father?

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