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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. Roy says in Part Two: "Prepare a Table for Me" that "In Eloe, if you want to know who you're supposed to be, you don't have to go further than" what (160)?
(a) "The family Bible."
(b) "Your backyard."
(c) "The cemetery."
(d) "The church."

2. Where did Tamar earn her master's degree?
(a) Emory.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Brown.
(d) Oxford.

3. Why is Andre unable to use Big Roy's phone when he arrives in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) Big Roy tells him the phone is cut off.
(b) Big Roy tells him he owes him money first.
(c) Big Roy tells him he's waiting for a call.
(d) Big Roy tells him the phone is broken.

4. What brand vehicle does Andre drive?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Toyota.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) BMW.

5. What does Roy use to break out Celestial's car window in Part Three: "Generosity"?
(a) A shovel.
(b) An axe.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A rake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week did Big Roy tell Celestial that Olive had called Mr. Banks each week?

2. What does Big Roy offer to make Andre when he arrives in Part Three: "Generosity"?

3. Where does Roy run into Davina when he is buying flowers for his mother's grave?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has Big Roy changed when he picks up Roy from prison?

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

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

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

8. What happens in the climax of the novel?

9. What is the significance of the title of Part Three: "Generosity"?

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

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