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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. What is the name of Celestial's father?
(a) Maurice Tucker.
(b) Franklin Davenport.
(c) Roy Hamilton.
(d) Othaniel Jenkins.

2. Where did Roy and Celestial go on their honeymoon?
(a) Patpong.
(b) Bali.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Paris.

3. In one of his letters to Celestial in Part One: "Bridge Music," Roy describes a prisoner who died yesterday because no one would give him what?
(a) Methadone.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Benedryl.
(d) Insulin.

4. What name does Roy say he would like to name a child--son or daughter--in Part One: "Bridge Music"?
(a) Chance.
(b) Future.
(c) Celestial.
(d) Destiny.

5. What was Andre's first choice for college, but his father would not pay the tuition?
(a) Morehouse.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Yale.
(d) Xavier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Celestial's aunt that consoled her after she had an abortion when she was 18?

2. Where did Roy's father work by day?

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

4. Where is Tamar studying?

5. Who stands up to Celestial's father at the Thanksgiving table?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Roy respond to Celestial's "Dear John" letter?

2. How does Andre describe his feelings for Celestial in high school?

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

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

5. What does Celestial and Roy's unborn child represent symbolically?

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

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

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

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

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

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