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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sweetness say she taught Bride about white boys?
(a) To fight them if she had to.
(b) To make sure she always had a trusted authority figure around her.
(c) To speak her mind to them.
(d) To cross the street to stay away from them.

2. What does Sweetness say her skin color is?
(a) Blue-black dark.
(b) High yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Moderately dark.

3. What does Bride say Booker was using her for?
(a) Money and sex.
(b) Shelter and understanding.
(c) Money and emotional support.
(d) Legal bills and protection.

4. What caused Julie to try to kill herself?
(a) Being attacked by other women.
(b) A fight she had had with Sylvia Huxley.
(c) Guilt over what she had done.
(d) Being abused by a guard.

5. How old was Lula Ann when she dropped her name and started to go by ‘Bride’?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

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

7. How does Bride refer to Sylvia Huxley before she visits her?
(a) White trash.
(b) A classy hooker.
(c) Sex trash.
(d) A grand madam.

8. How old is Brooklyn?
(a) 23.
(b) 32.
(c) 27.
(d) 21.

9. Why did Sylvia Huxley have to quit her first job?
(a) She couldn’t lift the heavy weights she needed to lift.
(b) She could never get to the job on time.
(c) She couldn’t be around children.
(d) She was always fighting with other employees.

10. What percent of Americans does Sweetness think have African blood
(a) 10%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 50%.

11. Where did Bride start her working career?
(a) In the delivery truck.
(b) In the business office.
(c) On the sales floor.
(d) In the stock room.

12. What color is Lula Ann’s skin?
(a) Blue-black dark.
(b) High yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Moderately dark.

13. How does Bride describe her conversations with Booker?
(a) Serious and intellectual.
(b) Intimate and personal.
(c) Sarcastic and joking.
(d) Intimate and flirtatious.

14. What does Bride compare her sex life to?
(a) Snickers.
(b) Diet Coke.
(c) Oreos.
(d) Clorox.

15. When Bride confesses the whole story about Sylvia Huxley, what does Brooklyn suggest?
(a) That they throw a party.
(b) That Bride should try to contact Sylvia Huxley again.
(c) That Bride she contact Booker.
(d) That they take a cruise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bride say she regrets about Booker?

2. What kinds of stories does Julie tell at night?

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

4. How does Bride describe herself after the beating?

5. What does Sylvia Huxley say was the best part of Decagon?

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