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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sweetness nearly do to Lula Ann?
(a) Stifle her with a blanket.
(b) Drown her in the river.
(c) Leave her on the church steps.
(d) Give her up for adoption.

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

3. What standard does Bride say she holds her relationship with Booker to?
(a) Old-time silent films.
(b) Romance novels.
(c) Glossy magazine spreads.
(d) Adventure films.

4. Why does Sweetness rejoice in Bride’s accomplishment, in accusing Sylvia Huxley of abuse?
(a) Because a little black girl took down a white woman.
(b) Because it soothed her memories of her own abuse.
(c) Because it helped Bride live with what she had seen.
(d) Because she kept a corrupt woman from get away with her behavior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Julie serving time for?

2. What does Sylvia Huxley suspect her family feels about her imprisonment?

3. When Bride confesses the whole story about Sylvia Huxley, what does Brooklyn suggest?

4. What does Bride say is the one flaw with Booker’s looks?

5. What does Bride say was the worst form of punishment her mother would use?

(see the answer key)

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