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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bride describe herself after the beating?
(a) As a broken-winged bird.
(b) As a fish out of water.
(c) As a whipped puppy.
(d) As a throbbing nerve of pain.

2. How much pay do Sylvia Huxley and Julie receive for each hour’s work?
(a) $.12
(b) $3.60
(c) $1.20
(d) $2.40

3. What does Brooklyn say Bride does not know about her ex-boyfriend Booker?
(a) That she had known him as a ladies man in college.
(b) That she tried to seduce him.
(c) That she had been having an affair with him.
(d) That he tried to seduce him.

4. What course of study does Booker find engaging?
(a) The study of race in American literature.
(b) The study of economics.
(c) The study of black history.
(d) The study of abuses in law enforcement.

5. How long did it take for authorities to find Adam’s killer?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Six years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Booker beating at the beginning of chapter 14?

2. What is Booker’s central intellectual fascination?

3. What describes Bride’s state of mind while she is recovering?

4. How does Bride describe her conversations with Booker?

5. How does Booker describe the atmosphere in his family’s house after Adam’s funeral?

(see the answer key)

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