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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 want to be married, and those who don't."
(c) "Those who leave home, and those who don't."
(d) "Those who talk, and those who listen."

2. From what college did Celestial transfer to Spelman?
(a) Brown University.
(b) Xavier College.
(c) Howard University.
(d) George Washington University.

3. What does Celestial describe marriage as being like in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
(a) An oyster creating a pearl.
(b) The communion of two souls into one.
(c) Grafting a limb to a tree trunk.
(d) A trip to a deserted island.

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

5. What did Andre's father give him when he graduated college?
(a) A new sedan.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A bottle of Scotch.
(d) A new pickup truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town is Roy from?

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

3. How old was Andre when his parents divorced?

4. When Celestial began making sock dolls, they were donated to what hospital to comfort crack babies?

5. What was Myron's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Celestial from? How is this setting described?

2. When and where did Andre introduce Roy to Celestial? What became of it?

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

4. How does Roy describe Celestial's art? What does she create?

5. Who is Sylvia? What role does she play in the narrative in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

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

7. How would you characterize the early letters between Roy and Celestial in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

8. Why do you think the author gives Andre his own first-person narrative?

9. What is Mr. D's response to Roy's letter in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

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

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