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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 Booker do to change his mindset after Adam’s funeral?
(a) Start trumpet lessons.
(b) Live with his aunt.
(c) Go to college.
(d) Play sports.

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

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

4. How does Bride say she feels, waking up from the sleep after arguing with Booker?
(a) Newly born.
(b) Refreshed.
(c) Posthumous.
(d) Dead.

5. Why does Bride take a taxi to Mr. Ponti’s neighborhood?
(a) She won’t be able to fit things in her Jaguar.
(b) Her Jaguar is hard to parallel park.
(c) Her Jaguar is in the shop.
(d) It’s too dangerous for the Jaguar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rain say Bride is the first person to do for her?

2. What news does Sylvia Huxley get from her father?

3. What is the weather like when Booker first sets eyes on Bride?

4. What does Queen thank Jesus for?

5. What reason does Bride give for the changes in her body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Bride finds Booker?

2. How does Bride endear herself to Rain?

3. How did Booker end up studying economics?

4. What is the importance of Bride saying she felt ‘colonized’ by Booker?

5. What happens when Bride and Booker go to Queen’s house after their reconciliation?

6. How does Rain describe her departure from her mother’s house?

7. How does Bride describe the atmosphere in her mother’s house?

8. How does the narrator describe Bride and Booker’s efforts to take care of Queen?

9. What common thread does the narrator say Bride sees in Booker dumping her and in Sylvia Huxley beating her?

10. How does Bride end up at Steve and Evelyn’s house with Rain?

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