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

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

3. Who is Frank?
(a) Tish's ex-boyfriend.
(b) Fonny's father.
(c) Tish's brother.
(d) Fonny's son.

4. Where was Sharon born?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) D.C.
(d) New York City.

5. What was Fonny's church before it was a church?
(a) A gun shop.
(b) A jail.
(c) A post office.
(d) A school.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where do Joe and Sharon meet?

4. Where does Tish work?

5. What word does Tish use to describe Fonny's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ernestine's nickname for Tish? Why?

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

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

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

5. According to her description of it in Section One, how does Tish feel about New York City?

6. How do Sharon and Joseph meet?

7. How does Tish describe Fonny's pad in Section Two?

8. What are the detials of Tish and Fonny's first conversation in Section One?

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

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

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