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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Sylvia Huxley describe life at Decagon?
(a) Loud.
(b) Terrifying.
(c) Miserable.
(d) Serene.

3. What turned Booker’s life around, after he leaves his family?
(a) Returning to school.
(b) Beating up the crack smoking couple.
(c) An inheritance from Mr. Drew.
(d) Breaking up with Felicity.

4. How does Bride describe herself after the beating?
(a) As a whipped puppy.
(b) As a broken-winged bird.
(c) As a fish out of water.
(d) As a throbbing nerve of pain.

5. How does Bride say Booker made her feel?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Colonized.
(c) Loved.
(d) Tempestuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bride and Booker quarrel about the night he left?

2. What made Sylvia Huxley’ previous jail worse than Decagon?

3. Why does Bride take a taxi to Mr. Ponti’s neighborhood?

4. Where did Bride start her working career?

5. How long does Bride stay with Steve and Evelyn?

(see the answer key)

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