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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator compare the small town of Whiskey to?
(a) A cardboard box.
(b) Dirt.
(c) A bus station.
(d) Tinsel.

2. How does Booker describe the wall covered in photos in Queens house?
(a) A shrine.
(b) A monument to the departed.
(c) A memorial.
(d) A gallery.

3. What do Steve and Evelyn cook for Bride?
(a) Chicken soup.
(b) Quail.
(c) Bread.
(d) Eggs.

4. What course of study does Booker find engaging?
(a) The study of abuses in law enforcement.
(b) The study of race in American literature.
(c) The study of black history.
(d) The study of economics.

5. What causes Booker to jump and say ‘I love you, I love you’ to Bride?
(a) She says that she loves him.
(b) She tells him that she is pregnant.
(c) She says that she redeemed his trumpet from the pawn shop.
(d) She tells him that she doesn’t want to live without him.

6. What did Adam’s killer do for a living?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Bible salesman.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Mechanic.

7. What personal trait does Brooklyn claim to have, that justifies her feelings?
(a) The ability to work hard and get ahead.
(b) The ability to see people’s vulnerabilities.
(c) The ability to see what’s about to happen.
(d) The ability to see into people’s fears.

8. What part of Queen’s body did Bride leave fro Booker to wash?
(a) Her head.
(b) Her feet.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her wounds.

9. In what way is Bride surprised when Queen greets her?
(a) Queen is extremely deferential, as if she has been expecting Bride to arrive.
(b) Queen acts like they have known each other for a long time.
(c) Queen treats her like something the cat dragged in, instead of a beautiful woman.
(d) Queen is incredibly rude and off-putting.

10. How long did it take for authorities to find Adam’s killer?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Six years.

11. What did the killer use as ‘bait’ to bring boys to him?
(a) Candy.
(b) A dog.
(c) Money.
(d) A girl.

12. What is the age beyond which Queen has not raised any of her children?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

13. What does Queen thank Jesus for?
(a) Her ability to bear grief.
(b) Her gift of second sight.
(c) Her blanket of forgetfulness.
(d) Her insight into people’s hearts.

14. What does Sylvia Huxley say she thanks Bride for?
(a) Repairing her.
(b) Forgiving her.
(c) Believing in her.
(d) Releasing her.

15. When does Booker think he felt freest of Adam’s death?
(a) When he left Bride.
(b) When he walked in the rain, leaving his family.
(c) When he saw Bride in the rain.
(d) When he was playing sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Booker describe his family?

2. Who does Queen say Booker must have been talking to, with his writing?

3. Who does Bride say Booker must have been talking about, in his writing?

4. What does Booker want instead of death for Adam’s killer?

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

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