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

2. How long does Sweetness say it has been since she saw Bride?
(a) Since Bride started seeing Booker.
(b) Since Bride was sixteen.
(c) She cannot remember.
(d) Since Bride started working for You, Girl.

3. When does Bride notice that her pubic hair is gone?
(a) When she launches You, Girl.
(b) When Booker leaves her.
(c) When she drives to see Sylvia Huxley.
(d) When she goes on vacation.

4. What does Sylvia Huxley say her status was, in the prison?
(a) Bottom of the heap.
(b) About the same as bomb throwers.
(c) Higher only than murderers.
(d) Better than most, except for women who’d committed financial crimes.

5. What did Sweetness try to prepare Bride to live with, by being hard on her?
(a) Her dark skin.
(b) Original sin.
(c) Gossip.
(d) The lusts of men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Julie to try to kill herself?

2. What does Bride remember witnessing out her window as a child?

3. How does Bride describe herself after the beating?

4. How does Sweetness feel about her daughter’s skin color?

5. Why did Sylvia Huxley have to quit her first job?

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