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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. How does Booker describe Bride’s skin color?

2. What is the weather like, the day after Booker leaves?

3. What kinds of stories does Julie tell at night?

4. How does Bride describe herself after the beating?

5. How does Sylvia Huxley say she avoided the attention of predatory women in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Julie to try to kill herself?

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

3. What does Brooklyn say her impression of Booker was?

4. What happens when Brooklyn tries to seduce Booker?

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

6. What kind of friend is Brooklyn?

7. What kind of relationships is Bride accustomed to having with men?

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

9. How does Lula Ann’s skin color affect Sweetness’ marriage?

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

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

What is the meaning of the title of this book, and how is that meaning developed throughout the unfolding of the plot? What alternative titles would have expressed the contents of the book better than God Help the Child? Analyze the importance of the epigram, from Luke. In what ways are children coming to God throughout this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Based on everything that has happened to Bride and Booker, what do you think the chances are, that their child lives a happy, safe life? Did the cycle of abuse end with Bride and Booker? How do you think the dynamics that affected Bride and Booker will affect their child?

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