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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 Sylvia Huxley say was the best part of Decagon?
(a) The work.
(b) The food.
(c) The library.
(d) The other women.

2. Where does Sylvia Huxley say she avoided in the prison?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The laundry room.
(c) The exercise yard.
(d) The library.

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

4. What did Sweetness try to prepare Bride to live with, by being hard on her?
(a) The lusts of men.
(b) Her dark skin.
(c) Original sin.
(d) Gossip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sweetness describe the upbringing Lula Ann received from her?

2. What does Sweetness say she taught Bride about white boys?

3. What is the weather like, the day after Booker leaves?

4. How old is Brooklyn?

5. What color clothes does Bride primarily wear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Brooklyn say her impression of Booker was?

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

5. How does Sylvia Huxley react to Bride’s visit?

6. How is Booker different from the other relationships Bride has had?

7. In a number of places, Bride says that she feels ‘erased.’ What is the importance of this feeling, in God Help the Child?

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

9. How does Sylvia Huxley describe her and Julie’s status among the prisoners at Decagon?

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

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