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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sylvia Huxley say she did after Bride’s visit?
(a) Cried.
(b) Slept.
(c) Hitch-hiked out of town.
(d) Went out for food.

2. Why did Sylvia Huxley have to quit her first job?
(a) She could never get to the job on time.
(b) She couldn’t be around children.
(c) She couldn’t lift the heavy weights she needed to lift.
(d) She was always fighting with other employees.

3. What is the weather like, the day after Booker leaves?
(a) Rain.
(b) Severe storms.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Sunshine.

4. What made Sylvia Huxley’ previous jail worse than Decagon?
(a) The constant noise.
(b) Constant strip searches.
(c) The prisoner-guard drama.
(d) The food.

5. What color wallpaper does this news from home make Sylvia Huxley think of?
(a) Floral yellow.
(b) Cream-colored.
(c) Blue and white.
(d) Pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bride say Sylvia Huxley’s beating confirmed for her?

2. What does Sylvia Huxley say was her first job after parole?

3. What does Bride compare Sylvia Huxley to?

4. What is Bride’s relationship with You, Girl?

5. What is the name of the literary device Toni Morrison is employing when Bride says that “Lula Ann Bridewell…was never a woman”?

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