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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 does Roy describe Davina feeling like in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A cloth that has blown dry in the wind.
(c) The robes at a four-star hotel.
(d) A silk sheet.

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

3. On what street does Davina live?
(a) Washington Street.
(b) Edwards Street.
(c) Smith Street.
(d) Jackson Street.

4. What is the name of Tamar's son?
(a) Jack.
(b) Andre.
(c) Clifford.
(d) Jelani.

5. What does Celestial ask for that upsets Roy and leads him to leave the bedroom in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) A toothbrush.
(b) A condom.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A hug.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Roy say he spent in prison for a pear once in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

2. In Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me," Roy says, "I can see that my mama had a type, and I guess we all do. Her type of man is one with" what (185)?

3. Where had Big Roy gone when Olive died?

4. 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?

5. Where was Andre's father when he met the woman that he left Andre's mother for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was Celestial when she met Roy in New York? How does she describe his company?

5. Who is Tamar and what advice does she give to Roy?

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

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

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

9. What is Roy's attitude when he first encounters Celestial in Atlanta in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

10. How does Roy describe his first experience in Brooklyn with Celestial?

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