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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Celestial's supervisor at the restaurant where she worked who spoke French?
(a) Andre.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Didier.
(d) Kouider.

2. What does Roy compare prison to in a metaphor in his first letter in the Epilogue?
(a) An apple.
(b) A textbook.
(c) A garden of hellish monsters.
(d) A haunted house of mirrors.

3. Where does Roy run into Davina when he is buying flowers for his mother's grave?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Target.
(c) Wal-Mart.
(d) Flora's Petals.

4. From whom is the letter that Roy finds and reads in a box of his belongings from the garage in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) Big Roy.
(b) Olive.
(c) Andre.
(d) Celestial.

5. Where did Tamar earn her master's degree?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Emory.
(d) Brown.

6. What does Andre say he had been doing the past five years while Roy was in prison in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) Writing computer code.
(b) Selling textbooks.
(c) Working on the farm.
(d) Selling stocks and bonds.

7. Who is Big Roy's partner that ran off the people trying to steal his car?
(a) Mike.
(b) Wickliffe.
(c) Trey.
(d) Andrew.

8. What was Olive's maiden name?
(a) Michaels.
(b) Wellson.
(c) Ingelman.
(d) Boudreaux.

9. In Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me," Roy says, "I can see that my mama had a type, and I guess we all do. Her type of man is one with" what (185)?
(a) "Wickedness."
(b) "A point of view."
(c) "Intelligence and drive."
(d) "Ambition and a future."

10. What is the main course in the meal Davina makes for Roy?
(a) Pork chops.
(b) Fried catfish.
(c) Roast chicken.
(d) Roast beef.

11. Describing going into the subway with Celestial for the first time, Roy describes the stairs as going into a dark world like the dark scene in what film?
(a) The Wiz.
(b) The Wall.
(c) Psycho.
(d) American Beauty.

12. What bar did Celestial invite Roy to in Brooklyn on the night they met in New York?
(a) White Horse Tavern.
(b) Jackson's.
(c) Two Steps Down.
(d) Puck Fair.

13. About how many hours straight does Roy describe spending with Davina after he went to her home for dinner the first time in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 48.
(d) 36.

14. What magazine does Roy describe Walter frequently reading?
(a) Playboy.
(b) Essence.
(c) Ebony.
(d) GQ.

15. What kind of business did Andre's father run?
(a) An icehouse.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A flooring store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Davina's last name?

2. What did a man in prison stab Roy with?

3. On what street does Davina live?

4. Where was Big Roy born and raised?

5. At whose house does Davina say she is living when she invites Roy over for dinner?

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