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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sweetness feel about her daughter’s skin color?
(a) She is appalled.
(b) It makes her fiercely protective.
(c) She is enamored.
(d) She is sympathetic.

2. How does Bride respond when Booker tells her that she is not the woman he wants?
(a) She says ‘then you don’t get me.’
(b) She says ‘why do you treat me like that?’
(c) She says ‘neither am I.’
(d) She says ‘but you said you wanted me yesterday.’

3. How does Sylvia Huxley say she feels toward Bride?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Furious.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Bitter.

4. What part of Bride’s appearance does Sweetness say she had a difficult time taming?
(a) Her clothes that were filth from outdoor play.
(b) Her gangly limbs.
(c) Her breasts.
(d) Her hair.

5. What does Bride say was the worst form of punishment her mother would use?
(a) Screaming at her.
(b) Sending her to bed without supper.
(c) Locking her in her room.
(d) Spanking her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sylvia Huxley say she avoided the attention of predatory women in prison?

2. How does Bride describe her conversations with Booker?

3. What does Bride compare her six-month relationship with Booker to?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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