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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Pastorale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the year in which the opening of the book is set?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1949.

2. What does Selina daydream about when her parents fight?
(a) About being a better mother than her own.
(b) About being the white child of the former owners of the brownstone.
(c) About running away to California.
(d) About being married to a handsome man who is nice.

3. What does Mary think that Maritze's focus should be?
(a) Getting a job.
(b) Finding a husband.
(c) Making more friends.
(d) Finding a new home.

4. What will the children at Miss Thompson's do when it is time for bed?
(a) They will crawl into Miss Thompson's bed.
(b) They will jump on the bed.
(c) They will fall asleep on the floor.
(d) They will throw a tantrum.

5. What is the relationship between Selina and Beryl?
(a) Mother and daughter.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Beryl have?

2. When Suggie gives Selina some rum to drink in Book 2, what does she tell Selina that the rum will do to her?

3. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what do Suggie and her date drink?

4. What does Silla tell her daughters that she did as a child?

5. In Book 2, Pastorale, what does Selina ask to do with her best friend?

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