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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ernestine do to Mrs. Hunt in Section 2 before Mrs. Hunt goes down the elevator?
(a) Spits in her face.
(b) Shoves her into the elevator.
(c) Hugs her.
(d) Slaps her.

2. Who is Pedricito?
(a) Fonny's best friend
(b) The waiter at the Spanish restaurant.
(c) Fonny's landlord.
(d) Fonny's cousin.

3. Where do Joe and Sharon meet?
(a) Jail.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A bus station.
(d) Church.

4. Who is Alice?
(a) Tish's mother.
(b) Tish's sister.
(c) Fonny's mother.
(d) Fonny's ex-girlfriend.

5. Where do Tish and Fonny meet for the first time?
(a) At school.
(b) In the streets of New York City.
(c) On vacation.
(d) At church.

6. How much older is Joe than Sharon?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 5 years.

7. In Section 2, what does Fonny tell Tish he will not give up?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Going to Church.
(d) His art.

8. In Section 2, what does Tish compare making love to Fonny to?
(a) Riding a bike.
(b) Winning a race.
(c) Getting hit by a truck.
(d) Taking off in a plane.

9. What type of alcohol does Sharon take out before she announced Tish's pregnancy?
(a) Gin.
(b) French Brandy.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Vodka.

10. What does Frank say to Joseph after he tells Frank about the baby?
(a) "You're daughter is a whore."
(b) "Fonny is never getting out of jail."
(c) "We're going to get drunk."
(d) "This is my wife's fault."

11. Who does Joseph decide should be the one to tell Frank about the baby in Section 2?
(a) Himself.
(b) Mrs. Hunt.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Tish.

12. In Section 1, who does Fonny say Tish reminds him of, to tease her?
(a) Ernestine.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) His mother.
(d) Sharon.

13. Where is Fonny at the start of Section 1?
(a) Chicago.
(b) His house.
(c) Church.
(d) Jail.

14. What musician does Ernestine put on at the start of Section 2?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Jackson Five.
(c) Ray Charles.
(d) Aretha Franklin.

15. In Section 2, where does Fonny tell Tish his "real life" is?
(a) His apartment.
(b) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) Church.
(d) His worktable.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tish, what is the most important room in the River's household?

2. How many parts is the novel broken up into?

3. How does Tish get home from the jail in Section 1?

4. Where was Sharon born?

5. How old are Fonny's sisters?

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