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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bride respond when Booker tells her that she is not the woman he wants?
(a) She says ‘then you don’t get me.’
(b) She says ‘why do you treat me like that?’
(c) She says ‘neither am I.’
(d) She says ‘but you said you wanted me yesterday.’

2. What is the name of the literary device Toni Morrison is employing when Bride says that “Lula Ann Bridewell…was never a woman”?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Characterization.
(d) Metonymy.

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

4. What standard does Bride say she holds her relationship with Booker to?
(a) Romance novels.
(b) Old-time silent films.
(c) Glossy magazine spreads.
(d) Adventure films.

5. What was Sylvia Huxley’s profession before she was imprisoned?
(a) Child care worker.
(b) Home health aide.
(c) Beautician.
(d) Teacher.

6. How does Sylvia Huxley say she felt when she was finally released?
(a) Like she was in love with the world.
(b) Like a foreigner.
(c) Like a character in a book.
(d) Like a child, again.

7. How does Bride describe what she felt Booker when he dumped her?
(a) Replaced.
(b) Annihilated.
(c) Dismembered.
(d) Erased.

8. What does Bride say is the one flaw with Booker’s looks?
(a) His baldness.
(b) His paunch.
(c) The scar on his shoulder.
(d) His limp.

9. How much pay do Sylvia Huxley and Julie receive for each hour’s work?
(a) $1.20
(b) $2.40
(c) $.12
(d) $3.60

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

11. How much money does Bride give Sylvia Huxley?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $3,000.

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

13. Where does Bride say Sylvia Huxley’s husband is?
(a) In prison.
(b) In Australia.
(c) In New York.
(d) Waiting for her at home.

14. What does Bride compare her six-month relationship with Booker to?
(a) Time in a holding cell.
(b) Time in a hospital.
(c) Time in a carnival.
(d) Time in the wilderness.

15. Who does Bride say Brooklyn dates?
(a) Only white guys.
(b) Guys of all races.
(c) Black guys, mostly.
(d) Mostly foreigners.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bride describe herself after the beating?

2. Why does Sweetness say she had to be hard on Bride?

3. What is the last thing Bride remembers saying before Sylvia Huxley beats her?

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

5. Where does Sylvia Huxley find her next job?

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