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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The War, Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Silla get a new job in Book 3?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) At the church.
(c) At the bakery.
(d) At a defense factory.

2. Which of the following is one of the reasons that Maritze is bitter?
(a) She is crippled.
(b) She is too tall.
(c) She is ugly.
(d) She is illegitimate.

3. At the end of Book 3, Chapter 4, how does Deighton respond when he discovers what his wife has done?
(a) He refuses to deposit the money.
(b) He divorces his wife so that she cannot have the money.
(c) He goes to Barbados to retrieve his land.
(d) He agrees to go to the bank.

4. What do the guests at the wedding think about Deighton?
(a) That he has done a nice thing.
(b) That he is a great trumpet player.
(c) That he is a foolish husband.
(d) That he is a bad father.

5. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what do Suggie and her date drink?
(a) Rum.
(b) Soda.
(c) Milk.
(d) Gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they get to the park, where do Beryl and Selina go?

2. Who is Father Peace?

3. What does Deighton do after the incident at the mattress factory?

4. What gift does Deighton have for Selina after cashing the land sale check?

5. How do others react when Selina tries to tell them about her mother's plan to sell her father's land?

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