3. How is Marietta described?
(a) Tiny, delicate, and beautiful.
(b) About the same size as Essie.
(c) Large but proportionally shaped.
(d) Very light skinned with light eyes.

4. What does Laura hear two women saying about Buddy?
(a) That a handsome man like him is a "cross to bear" for the woman in his life.
(b) That he has left New York.
(c) That he has taken over the west side gambling.
(d) That he has secretly married a woman much younger than he.

5. To what does Birdie confess?
(a) That she wished her father dead and he dies in an accident two days later.
(b) That she slept with Buddy.
(c) How she allowed an innocent man to go to jail for a crime committed by a man she loved.
(d) To giving up her daughter for adoption.

6. Who does CJ say he will beat up?
(a) Buddy or any man who tries to take advantage of Marietta.
(b) Buddy for stealing from Marietta.
(c) No one.
(d) Any man who does not respect Essie.

7. To what does Buddy admit?
(a) Taking his new girlfriend gambling.
(b) Taking 100 dollars from Laura's purse.
(c) Fathering a child with a young white woman.
(d) Taking 100 dollars from Essie's purse.

8. What does Essie say to Laura?
(a) Laura has been her friend, and that she'll make sure Laura gets a lawyer.
(b) She hopes she rots in hell.
(c) She hopes Laura will accept Jesus into her heart.
(d) She does not say anything.

9. Where do Essie and Marietta move?
(a) To a condominium in Brooklyn.
(b) No where new.
(c) To an apartment in the same building as the church.
(d) To a small house in the suburbs.

10. Why does Laura say she's going to put her purse in Essie's coat pocket?
(a) So Laura doesn't leave it in the church again like last night.
(b) To hide it from CJ.
(c) To keep it safe.
(d) So Essie can get some money out of it for subway fare.

11. What happens when Buddy speaks crudely about how young the "bitch" is?
(a) Laura screams curse words at Buddy.
(b) Laura becomes very calm.
(c) Laura starts crying.
(d) Laura tells Buddy to leave the church and never return.

12. What sustains Essie in the jail cell?
(a) Her belief that the police will find the real culprit.
(b) Her faith.
(c) Her knowledge that she did not kill Buddy.
(d) Her daughter.

13. For what is Buddy hungry?
(a) A plate of Southern fried chicken.
(b) A rare steak.
(c) A tuna sandwich.
(d) Collard greens, Southern style.

14. Who seems smitten with Marietta?
(a) A young, black lawyer who just moved in down the street.
(b) The white beat cop.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Most of the congregation.

15. When does Marietta come to live with Essie?
(a) When she is 15.
(b) After finishing high school.
(c) After college.
(d) After her junior year of high school.