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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 is the title Booker imagines for his book?
(a) The Economics of Jim Crow.
(b) Mammon and Slaves.
(c) The Cross and the Vault.
(d) Race and Industrial Economics.

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

3. What was it that made Booker lonely about his family’s funeral for Adam?
(a) The lack of emotion.
(b) The excess.
(c) The indulgence.
(d) The sparseness.

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

5. What is the weather like when Booker first sets eyes on Bride?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Cloudy.
(c) Raining.
(d) Severe storms.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bride say she feels, waking up from the sleep after arguing with Booker?

2. How long did it take for authorities to find Adam’s killer?

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

4. What trait of her mother’s does Sylvia Huxley say helped her in prison?

5. What does Booker say is the connection between his leaving and his brother’s death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Booker’s relationship with Adam?

2. What happens when Bride meets Queen?

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

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

5. What completes the rejuvenation story for Bride and Booker?

6. What books does Booker read while Bride is at work?

7. What precipitates Booker’s departure from his family home?

8. How does the narrator describe Booker’s moment of self-realization?

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

10. What happens when Bride finds Booker?

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