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

2. 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 kisses.
(b) Her singing.
(c) Her embraces.
(d) Her artwork.

3. What is the name of the parish where Roy's parents live?
(a) Opelousas Parish.
(b) Allen Parish.
(c) Clarke Parish.
(d) Orleans Parish.

4. What are the three things that Olive believes a woman needs?
(a) Money, love, and hope.
(b) Diamonds, pearls, and rubies.
(c) Hope, faith, and love.
(d) Jesus, a job, and a husband.

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

6. Who is Celestial's best friend?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Olive.
(c) Andre.
(d) Franklin.

7. By what nickname do Roy and the other convicts call Walter?
(a) "Ghetto Yoda."
(b) "Crazy Walt."
(c) "Wildman Williams."
(d) "Country Yoda."

8. When Roy describes his marriage at a year and a half in Part One: "Bridge Music," what movie does he compare it to?
(a) Love Jones.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) It's a Wonderful Life.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

9. Where did Andre attend college?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Rutgers.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Morehouse.

10. Where did Olive intend to go after finishing high school when she boarded a Greyhound bus?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Houston.

11. About how many men does Roy say there are at his facility in a letter to Celestial in Part One: "Bridge Music"?
(a) 800.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 1,500.

12. Where did Roy and Celestial go on their honeymoon?
(a) Paris.
(b) Bali.
(c) Patpong.
(d) Hawaii.

13. When Celestial began making sock dolls, they were donated to what hospital to comfort crack babies?
(a) St. Mary's Hospital.
(b) Xavier Hospital.
(c) Wilson Hospital.
(d) Grady Hospital.

14. Celestial writes in a letter to Roy in Part One: "Bridge Music," "When something happens that eclipses the imaginable, it changes a person. It's like the difference between" what (41)?
(a) "A raw egg and a scrambled egg."
(b) "An oyster and a pearl."
(c) "An apple and an orange."
(d) "A silver dollar and a penny."

15. What kind of gemstone is featured in the engagement ring that Andre offered to Celestial?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Emerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Roy and Celestial have their first date?

2. Who stands up to Celestial's father at the Thanksgiving table?

3. What does Andre say is something that he and "any of us" never doubted in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me" (96)?

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

5. What did Celestial name the gray Toyota her parents bought her before college?

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