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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Selina, Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 3, how does Silla carry out her plan to get money for a house?
(a) She kills her husband and inherits the land.
(b) She forges her husband's signature and writes to his sister.
(c) She forces her husband to sell the land.
(d) She divorces her husband and marries another man.

2. Which of the following is the term used when referring to someone who is suggesting that all Blacks be allowed to join the Association?
(a) Radical.
(b) Communist.
(c) Bigot.
(d) Coward.

3. Which of the following career types does Silla want Selina to pursue after college?
(a) Medical.
(b) Political.
(c) Legal.
(d) Educational.

4. Which of the following does Silla think that Miss Mary will not do?
(a) Pay her rent.
(b) Ever die and let her rent the room to someone else.
(c) Speak to her because she is Black.
(d) Be kind to Selina.

5. What is Selina's sister's name?
(a) Maritze.
(b) Virgie.
(c) Ina.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 3, what are the names of Silla's two friends who visit her to talk about church?

2. In Book 3, Chapter 1, what world event changes everyone's lives?

3. Why does Deighton want to be called Brother Boyce after he has fallen in with Father Peace?

4. Which of the following dreams does Silla realize in Book 4?

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

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