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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sylvia Huxley suspect her family feels about her imprisonment?
(a) She says that she thinks they wish she were dead.
(b) She says that she thinks they are glad to be rid of her.
(c) She says that she thinks they are pining for her to get out.
(d) She says that she thinks they want her to come back to Jesus.

2. What is the weather like when Booker leaves his family’s home?
(a) Rain.
(b) Severe storms.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Cloudy.

3. What is the weather like when Booker first sets eyes on Bride?
(a) Severe storms.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Raining.

4. What is the African ritual Booker thinks of for punishing the man who killed his brother?
(a) Burying the murderer up to his neck in the sand and letting ants eat him.
(b) Tying the dead man to the murderer’s back.
(c) Dismembering the murderer and feeding him to the crocodiles.
(d) Murdering a member of the murderer’s family in retribution.

5. What does Sylvia Huxley say was the best part of Decagon?
(a) The food.
(b) The other women.
(c) The work.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling does Bride get from using Booker’s shaving brush?

2. What did the killer use as ‘bait’ to bring boys to him?

3. What made Sylvia Huxley’ previous jail worse than Decagon?

4. How long does Sweetness say it has been since she saw Bride?

5. What course of study does Booker find engaging?

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