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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. Who is Sharon?
(a) Tish's mother.
(b) Tish's sister.
(c) Fonny's sister.
(d) Tish's aunt.

2. Where does Tish's father work?
(a) The jail.
(b) The docks.
(c) The bank.
(d) A lawyers office.

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

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

5. What did Tish's mother want to be when she was younger?
(a) Store owner.
(b) Singer.
(c) Dancer.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tish at the start of the novel?

2. What does Tish hit Fonny with during their fight in Section 1?

3. Who is George?

4. Who is Pedricito?

5. How much older is Joe than Sharon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Tish describe the sculpture that Fonny gives Sharon?

4. In Section Two, how do the Rivers decide to tell the Hunts about Fonny and Tish's baby?

5. In Section Two, What is Frank's impression of Fonny's lawyer?

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

7. What does Fonny tell Tish about his art in Section Two?

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

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

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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