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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 kinds of stories does Julie tell at night?
(a) Life stories.
(b) Sylvia Huxley’s stories.
(c) Stories of other convicted women’s lives.
(d) Fairy tales.

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

3. Where does Sylvia Huxley find her next job?
(a) A nursing home.
(b) A funeral home.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A cemetery.

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

5. What does Bride compare Sylvia Huxley to?
(a) A runaway train.
(b) A raging alligator.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A bucking bronco.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Bride say Booker typically referred to her?

4. What feeling does Bride get from using Booker’s shaving brush?

5. How does Bride say she felt while she was waiting for help?

(see the answer key)

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