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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sisters does Fonny have?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

2. In Section 1, what feature of Fonny's does Tish admit to love?
(a) His butt.
(b) His smile.
(c) His hair.
(d) His eyes.

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

4. What is Fonny's last name?
(a) Jones.
(b) Smith.
(c) Wild.
(d) Hunt.

5. What time does Tish say she plans to see the lawyer when asked in Section 2?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

6. Where does Tish work?
(a) The perfume counter at a local department store.
(b) The butcher shop.
(c) The bank.
(d) The tailor shop.

7. What does Tish hit Fonny with during their fight in Section 1?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A stick with a nail on it.
(c) Her fist.
(d) A tennis racket.

8. How old is Tish at the start of the novel?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 30.

9. What is Fonny's full name?
(a) Fronzin.
(b) Lefonzen.
(c) George.
(d) Alonzo.

10. What word does Tish use to describe Fonny's mother?
(a) Sanctified.
(b) Wild.
(c) Evil.
(d) Petty.

11. How old are Fonny's sisters?
(a) 19 and 18.
(b) 15 and 16.
(c) 20 and 21.
(d) 27 and 24.

12. What is Ernestine's job?
(a) A bank teller.
(b) Working with kids in a settlement house downtown.
(c) The perfume counter.
(d) A lawyer.

13. How many months pregnant is Tish is Section 2?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

15. How old is Fonny at the start of the novel?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Fonny at the start of Section 1?

2. What does Mrs. Hunt implore Frank to give up in Section 2?

3. In Section 2, what does Fonny tell Tish he will not give up?

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

5. In Section 2, what does Tish compare making love to Fonny to?

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