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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part One: "Bridge Music," Roy says, "There are two kinds of people in the world" (3). What are the two types of people he describes?
(a) "Those who want children, and those who don't."
(b) "Those who talk, and those who listen."
(c) "Those who leave home, and those who don't."
(d) "Those who want to be married, and those who don't."

2. When Olive met Roy's biological father, about how old was he?
(a) 20.
(b) 16.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

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

4. 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 embraces.
(c) Her artwork.
(d) Her singing.

5. What is Celestial's maiden name?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Richards.
(d) Davenport.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Roy go to college after graduating high school?

2. For what kind of company was Roy a rep?

3. Where does Celestial describe sitting where she finds rest and feels fine in a letter to Roy in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

4. What is the name of the parish where Roy's parents live?

5. When Olive develops lung cancer, how long has it been since she has touched a cigarette?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprising discovery does Roy write to Celestial about his cellmate Walter?

2. How would you describe the relationship between Roy's parents and Celestial?

3. How does Celestial respond to Andre's proposal?

4. What does Celestial's baby doll in the prison outfit symbolize?

5. What does Roy write to inform Celestial five years after he has been incarcerated?

6. How does Roy describe Walter when he first becomes his cell mate?

7. What did Roy reveal to Celestial at the Piney Woods? How did she respond?

8. How does Andre justify his relationship with Celestial in his first monologue in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

9. What is the inciting event in An American Marriage?

10. Why does Roy write to Mr. Banks in Part One: "Bridge Music"? What does Mr. Banks reply?

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