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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Sylvia Huxley and Julie work at the prison?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The sewing shop.
(c) The grounds keeping crew.
(d) The physical plant.

2. What did Bride and Booker quarrel about the night he left?
(a) Her decision to launch You, Girl.
(b) Her care package for Sylvia Huxley.
(c) His betrayal of her.
(d) His interest in Brooklyn.

3. What does Bride say she regrets about Booker?
(a) She says that she should have talked to his friends more.
(b) She says that she should not have trusted him.
(c) She says that she should not have loaned him money.
(d) She says that she should have tried to meet his family.

4. What feeling does Bride get from using Booker’s shaving brush?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Control.
(c) Arousal.
(d) Power.

5. Why does Sweetness say she had to be hard on Bride?
(a) To protect her.
(b) To save her soul.
(c) To domesticate her.
(d) To guide her spirit.

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

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

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

9. Where does Bride say she wants to go, to escape from her life?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) New York.
(c) Anywhere.
(d) Whiskey, CA.

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

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

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

13. What was Julie serving time for?
(a) Letting her child drown in the bathtub.
(b) Losing her employer’s kids in the woods.
(c) Stifling her child.
(d) Abusing the girl she was babysitting.

14. How does Sweetness feel about her daughter’s skin color?
(a) It makes her fiercely protective.
(b) She is enamored.
(c) She is sympathetic.
(d) She is appalled.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What describes Bride’s state of mind while she is recovering?

2. How does Bride respond when Booker tells her that she is not the woman he wants?

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

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

5. How much pay do Sylvia Huxley and Julie receive for each hour’s work?

(see the answer keys)

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