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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. How long is the drive back to Eloe from the prison where Roy is released?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 45 minutes.

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

3. At whose house does Davina say she is living when she invites Roy over for dinner?
(a) Jack Williams's.
(b) Miss Annie Mae's.
(c) Uncle Pat's.
(d) Sarah Tucker's.

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

5. How much does Roy describe Celestial's dolls as selling for each in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) $150.
(b) $40.
(c) $100.
(d) $60.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Roy go to sleep when he leaves Celestial alone in the bedroom in Part Three: "Generosity"?

2. Where was Big Roy born and raised?

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

4. What does Roy use when he begins to attack Celestial's car in Part Three: "Generosity"?

5. What does Celestial ask for that upsets Roy and leads him to leave the bedroom in Part Three: "Generosity"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Celestial describe praying for in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me"?

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

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

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

6. What does Roy's missing tooth represent symbolically in the novel?

7. What do condoms represent symbolically in the novel?

8. What happens in the climax of the novel?

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

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

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