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

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

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

4. What advice does Bride remember Jeri giving her about make up?
(a) Only to wear a little eyeliner.
(b) Only to wear a little lipstick.
(c) To match her eye shadow with her shoes.
(d) Not to wear any.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brooklyn wear her hair?

2. How long does Sweetness say it has been since she saw Bride?

3. Where does Bride say she wants to go, to escape from her life?

4. What leads Bride to Mr. Ponti?

5. How does Bride describe her conversations with Booker?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Brooklyn tries to seduce Booker?

4. What is Brooklyn’s reaction when Bride tells her the whole story of the beating she got from Sylvia Huxley?

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

6. Why does Sweetness say she treated Bride the way she did?

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

8. Why does Sweetness say she told Lula Ann to call her Sweetness instead of Mama?

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

10. Where does Sylvia Huxley say she found a refuge from prison life?

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