View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, A Long Day and a Long Night, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what part of New York does the Boyce family live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Queens.
(c) Little Italy.
(d) The Bronx.

2. How old is Selina at the opening of the book?
(a) Ten (10).
(b) Twelve (12).
(c) Sixteen (16).
(d) Eight (8).

3. How does Maritze react to Suggie's lovers staying over?
(a) She tries to kill them.
(b) She bangs on the wall between their apartments.
(c) She screams.
(d) She wants to move away.

4. What sets Miss Mary apart from the other tenants?
(a) She owns the brownstone.
(b) She is Selina's father's employer.
(c) She has a car.
(d) She is White.

5. What are Deighton's happy news?
(a) That he has gotten a job.
(b) That he is buying a house.
(c) That he has inherited land in Barbados.
(d) That they are about to have a son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silla think of Selina?

2. In Book 1, Chapter 3, why does the other man think that Deighton will not make money at his latest venture?

3. Why is Silla not happy about Deighton's good news?

4. What does Selina's mother bring home from work for Selina?

5. What does Ina tell her mother that her father plans to do?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 281 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample