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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 causes Booker to jump and say ‘I love you, I love you’ to Bride?
(a) She says that she redeemed his trumpet from the pawn shop.
(b) She tells him that she doesn’t want to live without him.
(c) She tells him that she is pregnant.
(d) She says that she loves him.

2. How would you characterize Booker’s writing?
(a) Rational.
(b) Raving.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Erudite.

3. What are Steve and Evelyn and Rain’s beds made of?
(a) One of steel, one of wood.
(b) One of rope, one of iron.
(c) One of boxes, one of cotton batting.
(d) One of plastic, one of bundled paper.

4. What personal trait does Brooklyn claim to have, that justifies her feelings?
(a) The ability to see people’s vulnerabilities.
(b) The ability to see what’s about to happen.
(c) The ability to see into people’s fears.
(d) The ability to work hard and get ahead.

5. What kind of people are Steve and Evelyn?
(a) Loggers.
(b) Hippies.
(c) Coal miners.
(d) Vagrants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Adam doing the last time Booker saw him?

2. When does Booker think he felt freest of Adam’s death?

3. When Booker writes a short journal entry apologizing to Adam, how does he explain his reasoning for having enslaved him to his death?

4. How does Bride say Booker made her feel?

5. What kind of new product does Bride envision on her way to see Booker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Bride and Booker do when Bride wakes up?

2. How do Steven and Evelyn describe finding Rain?

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

4. What does Queen say was Booker’s problem in how he dealt with Adam’s death?

5. How does Bride endear herself to Rain?

6. What advice does Queen give Booker after Adam’s funeral?

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

8. What does Brooklyn feel about Bride’s disappearance to deal with her past?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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