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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 was always fighting with other employees.
(d) She couldn’t be around children.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads Bride to Mr. Ponti?

2. What does Brooklyn say Bride does not know about her ex-boyfriend Booker?

3. What does Sylvia Huxley say she did after Bride’s visit?

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

5. What kind of books did Sylvia Huxley’s family read?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bride’s state of mind as she is healing from the beating Sylvia Huxley gave her?

2. What kind of gesture does Bride make to Sylvia Huxley, and why does it go so wrong?

3. How is Bride’s mother different after the courtroom than she usually is, in her treatment of Bride?

4. What does skin color mean in Sweetness’ family?

5. What kind of friend is Brooklyn?

6. How does Bride say she was different from her friends, in terms of how they treated their boyfriends?

7. What kind of relationships is Bride accustomed to having with men?

8. What sensation does Booker’s shaving brush give Bride?

9. What is the relationship between Bride’s memory of her landlord and her memory of Sylvia Huxley?

10. What kind of image advice does Jeri give Bride?

(see the answer keys)

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