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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Roy's French teacher in school?
(a) Mr. Boudreaux.
(b) Mr. James.
(c) Mr. Worley.
(d) Mr. Fontenot.

2. How much money does Roy describe paying to park his car across from Celestial's shop in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) $10.
(b) $20.
(c) $4.
(d) $12.

3. How old does Celestial say Old Hickey is in her letter to Roy in the Epilogue?
(a) 112 years old.
(b) 128 years old.
(c) 56 years old.
(d) 243 years old.

4. 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) $200.
(b) $100.
(c) $600.
(d) $400.

5. Where did Celestial get a job with her friend Imani in New York?
(a) Two Steps Down.
(b) Carson's Deli.
(c) Maroons.
(d) McKlive's.

6. What did a man in prison stab Roy with?
(a) A toothbrush.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A spatula.
(d) A fork.

7. What does Celestial describe as "once the richest Negro street in the world"?
(a) Octavian.
(b) Sweet Auburn.
(c) Carolina.
(d) Mills Brooks.

8. Where had Big Roy gone when Olive died?
(a) To his home.
(b) To the chapel.
(c) To the 7-11.
(d) To work.

9. How old was Davina's son when he was charged and sent to prison?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 16.

10. Celestial states, "Human emotion is beyond comprehension, smooth and uninterrupted, like" what (138)?
(a) "An orb made of brown glass."
(b) "A worse plight to humanity than roaches."
(c) "A coffee pot."
(d) "A broken leaf upon a dead tree."

11. What does Celestial's father say his religious denomination is?
(a) Quizitism.
(b) Empiricism.
(c) Egalitarianism.
(d) Imperialism.

12. Where does Davina describe seeing Celestial after Olive's funeral?
(a) Her uncle's bar.
(b) Her uncle's house.
(c) Her sister's salon.
(d) Her brother's house.

13. What does Big Roy offer to make Andre when he arrives in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) Blueberry muffins.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Eggs and bacon.
(d) Salmon croquettes.

14. What is Davina's last name?
(a) Hardrick.
(b) Ingleman.
(c) Ross.
(d) Harris.

15. What novel by James Baldwin did Roy's French teacher give him?
(a) Another Country.
(b) Go Tell It on the Mountain.
(c) Notes of a Native Son.
(d) The Fire Next Time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Roy compare prison to in a metaphor in his first letter in the Epilogue?

3. What makes Big Roy's coffee have a "sweet tobacco-smoke aroma" (256)?

4. What does Roy describe the name of his potential son?

5. 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?

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