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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. Queenie and which character get thrown out of the club after a young white woman touches Queenie without permission?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Darcy.
(c) Gina.
(d) Kyazike.

2. At the end of Chapter 1, a flashback depicts what major event involving Tom and Queenie?
(a) The day they moved into together.
(b) The day they decided to be exclusive.
(c) The day they broke up.
(d) The day Tom proposed marriage.

3. Which character drives a black BMW and has been chasing Queenie relentlessly for years despite his status as a married man?
(a) Adi.
(b) Roy.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Tom.

4. Queenie reveals to the reader in Chapter 11 that which character is the only man she has ever trusted?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Roy.

5. Into what type of residence does Queenie move in Chapter 2?
(a) A room in a house.
(b) A duplex.
(c) A condominium.
(d) A hostel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two male friends of Queenie's help her move into her new place with Rupert and Nell in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the newspaper for which Queenie writes?

3. A flashback in Chapter 1 depicts which member of Tom's family talking about the desirability of light skin and a straight nose?

4. What is the name of the man Queenie begins to date after he helps her through a dizzy spell just outside the office?

5. What kind of staff member at the sexual health clinic in Chapter 8 is Elspeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What promise does Queenie make to herself at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. Provide a piece of evidence suggesting that Tom had an inadequate grasp of anti-racism techniques.

3. What is the significance of the phrase "couple goals" (44) in Chapter 3?

4. What does the nurse at the sexual health clinic tell Queenie in Chapter 7 and what are his follow-up instructions?

5. With whom does Queenie go home in Chapter 6 and how does the encounter make her feel?

6. What response does Queenie receive in answer to her text to Tom in Chapter 9?

7. What does Tom's shirt symbolize in Chapter 4?

8. How is the Christmas Eve depicted in Chapter 12 different than any of Queenie's past three Christmas Eves?

9. What types of men does Queenie encounter as a result of owning an OKCupid profile?

10. What new definition of courage does Sylvie provide at the end of Chapter 12 and for what purpose?

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