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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. For how long does Big Roy say he and Olive were married in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) Over 40 years.
(b) Over 30 years.
(c) Over 20 years.
(d) Over 50 years.

2. Where does Andre describe sleeping at Big Roy's house in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) In Big Roy's bedroom.
(b) On the recliner.
(c) In Roy's bedroom.
(d) On the couch.

3. Who arrives to wait for Roy when he is released from prison?
(a) Big Roy.
(b) Celestial.
(c) Andre.
(d) Olive.

4. Who said "Black love is Black wealth" (135)?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Andrew Sales.
(c) Nickki Giovanni.
(d) Michael Callen.

5. In Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me," Roy says that he went into prison with banker's hands and came out looking like what?
(a) A construction worker.
(b) A yard worker.
(c) A grave digger.
(d) A mill worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Roy describe Celestial's dolls as selling for each in Part Three: "Generosity"?

2. How old does Celestial say Old Hickey is in her letter to Roy in the Epilogue?

3. At what time does Roy describe awakening on Christmas in Part Three: "Generosity"?

4. In Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me," Big Roy tells Roy that there is money that his mother set aside for him when he was born. About how much does he estimate there may be?

5. Celestial says in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me" that somewhere it is written that your sins fall upon your parents until you are how old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the salmon croquettes represent symbolically in the novel?

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

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

4. What does Roy note about the first page of his family's Bible?

5. Why did Olive and Big Roy never have more children?

6. What are the reasons that Roy has hope for a second chance with Celestial after his release?

7. What does the pear represent in the novel?

8. What happens in the climax of the novel?

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

10. What is Davina's home like? What does she cook Roy for dinner?

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