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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What percent of Americans does Sweetness think have African blood
(a) 50%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 10%.

3. What is the last thing Bride remembers saying before Sylvia Huxley beats her?
(a) That she was one of the children who…
(b) That she knows what Sylvia Huxley did.
(c) That she remembers Sylvia Huxley from school.
(d) That she knows that Sylvia Huxley was innocent.

4. What did Bride and Booker quarrel about the night he left?
(a) His interest in Brooklyn.
(b) Her decision to launch You, Girl.
(c) His betrayal of her.
(d) Her care package for Sylvia Huxley.

5. What does Bride say Booker was using her for?
(a) Money and emotional support.
(b) Legal bills and protection.
(c) Shelter and understanding.
(d) Money and sex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a quadroon?

3. How much money does Sweetness’ husband send her monthly, after he leaves?

4. How does Bride refer to Sylvia Huxley before she visits her?

5. When does Bride notice that her pubic hair is gone?

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