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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. 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 silver dollar and a penny."
(b) "A raw egg and a scrambled egg."
(c) "An apple and an orange."
(d) "An oyster and a pearl."

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

3. Where did Olive get sidetracked when she met Roy's biological father?
(a) New Iberia.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Opelousas.
(d) Shreveport.

4. What was Myron's nickname?
(a) Plucky.
(b) Chickie.
(c) Snitch.
(d) Ghetto Yoda.

5. Where does Roy describe his ex-girlfriend pulling a gun on him in Part One: "Bridge Music"?
(a) A sorority hazing party.
(b) An ACLU rally.
(c) An Urban League gala.
(d) A fraternity keg party.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Andre when his parents divorced?

2. In his last letter to Celestial in Part One: "Bridge Music," Roy tells her that everything he does is what?

3. What is Andre's mother's name?

4. What did Roy do when Celestial almost had a nervous breakdown because it seemed like the hickory-nut tree in their yard was dying?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Andre propose to Celestial?

2. What does Celestial reveal about her departure from Howard University via letter in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

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

4. What is revealed to the reader through the epistolary form in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

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

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

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

8. How does Mr. Davenport respond when Andre announces his engagement to Celestial?

9. Describe Celestial's "Dear John" letter. When does she send it?

10. What happened on Roy and Celestial's first anniversary?

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