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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 advice does Bride remember Jeri giving her about make up?

2. How does Bride describe herself after the beating?

3. What did Booker tell Bride about that caused her to fall asleep?

4. What does Bride say will keep her from ever forgetting Sylvia Huxley’s attack?

5. What does Bride say she enjoyed about dancing with Booker?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Bride’s mother different after the courtroom than she usually is, in her treatment of Bride?

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

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

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

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

6. What effect does Bride’s testimony have on her relationship with her mother?

7. How does Sylvia Huxley react to Bride’s visit?

8. What kind of gesture does Bride make to Sylvia Huxley, and why does it go so wrong?

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

10. What benefits does Sweetness say she enjoyed because of her light skin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of God Help the Child. What is this book’s place in culture? What are its uses? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of women in God Help the Child? How are women portrayed, and what kinds of roles are open to them? How would you evaluate Morrison’s depiction of women in this novel?

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