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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. 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) It's a Wonderful Life.
(c) Love Jones.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

2. How many times does Celestial's father say he proposed to his wife before she said yes?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

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

4. Where did Roy's father work by day?
(a) Wilson's General Store.
(b) Jackson's Concrete.
(c) James's Auto Shop.
(d) Buck's Sporting Goods.

5. What does Walter give Roy instead of money, according to Roy's letter to Celestial in Part One: "Bridge Music"?
(a) Apples.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Pears.
(d) Garbage bags.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what college did Celestial transfer to Spelman?

2. In her first letter to Roy in Part One: "Bridge Music," Celestial says that they said he cannot receive mail for at least how long?

3. Where does Roy say is the best place to be black and struggling in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

4. Referring to Celestial, Andre says in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me" that "she's the kind of woman who will never" what (96)?

5. Where did Olive finish high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does an epistolary novel refer to? What are the benefits of epistolary style?

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

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