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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many parts is the novel broken up into?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. What does Frank do when Mrs. Hunt is critical of the baby?
(a) Slaps her.
(b) Starts to cry.
(c) Throws a drink in her face.
(d) Gets up and leaves the room.

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

5. What physical feature of Adrienne's does Ernestine make fun of in Section 2?
(a) Mole on her face.
(b) Adam's apple.
(c) Hairy legs.
(d) Eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Joe and Sharon go together when they first meet?

2. What does Sharon tell to open the bottle and pour it, in Section 2?

3. In Section 2, who does Tish accuse Adrienne of thinking she is "finer than" (66)?

4. How old is Tish when she and Fonny meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Tish and Fonny meet in Section One?

2. In Section One, how does Tish know that Fonny's mother and sister's do not like her?

3. In Section Two, when the Hunts come to the Rivers', how is Mrs. Hunt dressed and why does this stand out?

4. How does Fonny get the materails to begin his sculpting?

5. According to Tish in Section Two, why does Ernestine know their father better than she does?

6. How does Tish describe her mother, Sharon, in Section One?

7. How does Ms. Hunt respond to the news that Tish is pregnant with Fonny's baby, in Section Two?

8. How do the workers at the Spanish Restaurant end up playing a big role in Tish's life, as she explains in Section Two?

9. How does Joseph respond when Tish tells him she is pregnant in Section Two?

10. It is very clear in Section Two that Tish and Joseph have a close relationship. How does Baldwin make it clear Joseph adores Tish?

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