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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 Tamar's son?
(a) Jelani.
(b) Clifford.
(c) Jack.
(d) Andre.
2. What folk artist known for her narrative quilts did Celestial tell Roy she wanted to be like when they met in New York?
(a) Faith Ringgold.
(b) Ammi Phillips.
(c) Maud Lewis.
(d) Shelden Peck.
3. What does Roy compare prison to in a metaphor in his first letter in the Epilogue?
(a) A garden of hellish monsters.
(b) A haunted house of mirrors.
(c) An apple.
(d) A textbook.
4. Where was Andre's father when he met the woman that he left Andre's mother for?
(a) Denver.
(b) Houston.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.
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 hug.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A condom.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Andre unable to use Big Roy's phone when he arrives in Part Three: "Generosity"?
2. What does Andre compare the musty smell of Olive's grave to in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
3. Where does Davina say her father was headed before she was even five years old?
4. What novel by James Baldwin did Roy's French teacher give him?
5. What did a man in prison stab Roy with?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Celestial and her father differ on their views of marriage?
2. How is Christmas Day described in Part Three: "Generosity"?
3. How does Roy know Davina Hardrick? How do they meet again?
4. What does Celestial describe praying for in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
5. How do Big Roy and Roy "trick" Andre in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?
6. What chafes Roy about his release from prison?
7. What do the salmon croquettes represent symbolically in the novel?
8. What does the pear represent in the novel?
9. What is the significance of the title of Part Three: "Generosity"?
10. What does Celestial mean when she says that "Much of life is timing and circumstance" (138)?
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