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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 bar did Celestial invite Roy to in Brooklyn on the night they met in New York?
(a) Puck Fair.
(b) White Horse Tavern.
(c) Two Steps Down.
(d) Jackson's.

2. What does Roy use when he begins to attack Celestial's car in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A rake.
(c) A tennis racket.
(d) A crowbar.

3. Celestial states, "Human emotion is beyond comprehension, smooth and uninterrupted, like" what (138)?
(a) "A worse plight to humanity than roaches."
(b) "A coffee pot."
(c) "An orb made of brown glass."
(d) "A broken leaf upon a dead tree."

4. Where had Big Roy gone when Olive died?
(a) To work.
(b) To the chapel.
(c) To his home.
(d) To the 7-11.

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?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

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. How old was Celestial when she describes meeting Roy in New York?

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

4. What is the name of Tamar's son?

5. What does Celestial's father say his religious denomination is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What advice does Walter give to Roy before his release?

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

5. How does Roy know Davina Hardrick? How do they meet again?

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

7. How is Christmas Day described in Part Three: "Generosity"?

8. What does the pear represent in the novel?

9. What chafes Roy about his release from prison?

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

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