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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sylvia Huxley say she avoided in the prison?
(a) The library.
(b) The laundry room.
(c) The cafeteria.
(d) The exercise yard.

2. What is the African ritual Booker thinks of for punishing the man who killed his brother?
(a) Burying the murderer up to his neck in the sand and letting ants eat him.
(b) Tying the dead man to the murderer’s back.
(c) Murdering a member of the murderer’s family in retribution.
(d) Dismembering the murderer and feeding him to the crocodiles.

3. How does Brooklyn wear her hair?
(a) Buzz cut.
(b) Short and chic.
(c) Long and sumptuous.
(d) Blond dreadlocks.

4. When did Booker’s family’s routines change?
(a) When Booker left the house.
(b) When Booker got his first job.
(c) When Booker graduated high school.
(d) When Adam disappeared.

5. How does Booker describe Bride’s skin color?
(a) Chocolate soufflé
(b) Chocolate syrup.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Oreo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What personal trait does Brooklyn claim to have, that justifies her feelings?

2. When does Bride notice that her pubic hair is gone?

3. What news does Sweetness get at the end of the book?

4. What does Bride think she is turning into with the changes in her body?

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

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