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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What describes Bride’s state of mind while she is recovering?

2. What did Sweetness try to prepare Bride to live with, by being hard on her?

3. Why does Sweetness say she had to be hard on Bride?

4. What does Sylvia Huxley say she did after Bride’s visit?

5. When does Bride notice that her pubic hair is gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sylvia Huxley say made Decagon better than Brookhaven?

2. How does Bride react to the changes her body is experiencing?

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

4. What caused Julie to try to kill herself?

5. What happens when Brooklyn tries to seduce Booker?

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

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

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

9. How does Bride say she was different from her friends, in terms of how they treated their boyfriends?

10. What does Bride find when she stars going through Booker’s possessions at her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the ending God Help the Child. Does it ring true to you? Does it successfully resolve the problems and tensions that preceded it? What would you change, if anything? What are you left wishing for closure on, if anything?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

How would you rewrite God Help the Child, if you were to adapt it and make it your own? What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

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