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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the street where Andre and Celestial grew up?

2. Who is Celestial's aunt that consoled her after she had an abortion when she was 18?

3. When Celestial began making sock dolls, they were donated to what hospital to comfort crack babies?

4. What name does Roy say he would like to name a child--son or daughter--in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

5. What is Andre's middle name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Andre propose to Celestial?

2. How does Andre describe his feelings for Celestial in high school?

3. What does Roy write to inform Celestial five years after he has been incarcerated?

4. How is Olive's illness and death described?

5. Who is Sylvia? What role does she play in the narrative in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

6. How does Celestial respond to Andre's proposal?

7. Describe Celestial's "Dear John" letter. When does she send it?

8. What is revealed to the reader through the epistolary form in Part One: "Bridge Music"?

9. How would you describe the relationship between Roy's parents and Celestial?

10. How does Roy respond to Celestial's "Dear John" letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character or Andre in An American Marriage. For how long has Andre known Celestial and Roy? Where did Andre study and what does he do? What characteristics set Andre apart in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Celestial in An American Marriage. What does Celestial do for a living? Where was she educated? For how long is she married to Roy before Roy's arrest? How does Celestial's character evolve in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Roy in An American Marriage. How old is Roy? Where is he from? Where did he attend college? What career did he enter into? What led to Roy's arrest? How does the arrest change Roy's life?

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