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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. Where was Andre's father when he met the woman that he left Andre's mother for?
(a) Denver.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Houston.

2. What does Big Roy make for breakfast on the day that Roy is leaving to go to Atlanta in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
(a) Blueberry muffins.
(b) Cheese omelets.
(c) Salmon croquettes.
(d) Bacon and toast.

3. What does Celestial call out when she tries to stop Roy and Andre from fighting in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) "I'm leaving you both."
(b) "Go home, Roy."
(c) "November 17."
(d) "Please please stop."

4. Describing going into the subway with Celestial for the first time, Roy describes the stairs as going into a dark world like the dark scene in what film?
(a) The Wall.
(b) Psycho.
(c) American Beauty.
(d) The Wiz.

5. What did Andre call Roy's Ford Pinto?
(a) The Rocket.
(b) The Snail.
(c) The Auto Bomb.
(d) The Green Snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bar did Celestial and Andre go to after Olive's funeral?

2. Who is Big Roy's partner that ran off the people trying to steal his car?

3. How has Celestial's hair changed in Part Three: "Generosity"?

4. What was Olive's maiden name?

5. What does Roy compare prison to in a metaphor in his first letter in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the climax of the novel?

2. How has Big Roy changed when he picks up Roy from prison?

3. What does the pear represent in the novel?

4. What do condoms represent symbolically in the novel?

5. What impression did Big Roy have on Andre at Olive's funeral?

6. What is Andre's role in Olive's funeral? Why?

7. How do Big Roy and Roy "trick" Andre in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

8. How do Celestial and Roy's lives go on, as revealed in the Epilogue?

9. What happens when Roy returns home after leaving Davina's in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

10. What does Celestial mean when she says that "Much of life is timing and circumstance" (138)?

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