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Brown Girl, Brownstones | Quiz

Paule Marshall
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Brown Girl, Brownstones | Quiz

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1)

What happens when Deighton tries to apply for an accounting job? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 1-4)

He panics and does not go.
He is beaten up.
He is hired.
He encounters racism.
2)

What does Selina realize at the Association scholarship presentation? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 10-11)

That Clive does not deserve to have her money.
That she cannot follow through with her plan.
That she will never win the scholarship.
That she is smarter than her mother.
3)

What type of mood does Deighton have on that Monday morning before he goes to the bank to cash the check from the land sale? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 5-7)

Cheerful.
Downtrodden.
Angry.
Anxious.
4)

In Book 3, how does Silla carry out her plan to get money for a house? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 1-4)

She forces her husband to sell the land.
She kills her husband and inherits the land.
She divorces her husband and marries another man.
She forges her husband's signature and writes to his sister.
5)

In Book 3, when she attends the wedding, which of the following does Selina mentally picture herself as being in relation to the bow on her head? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 5-7)

A unicorn with his horn.
A queen with a crown.
Holding up the world at last.
Athena in her flowing gowns.
6)

When Silla and Deighton argue after he has become a follower of Father Peace, what huge family burden and loss does Silla blame Deighton for having caused? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 8-10)

Ina's unhappiness.
The death of their son.
Selina's thoughts about marriage.
The problems in the neighborhood.
7)

What does Selina wonder when Ina makes her major announcement without exhibiting much excitement? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 10-11)

Whether she will ever find a man.
Whether her mother will ever marry someone new.
Whether Suggie is okay.
Whether all women are ambiguous about getting married.
8)

What kind of job does Selina get at the end of the book? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 10-11)

Dancing at a bar.
Singing at a jazz club.
Dancing on a cruise ship.
Teaching dance lessons.
9)

What does Silla think about Father Peace? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 8-10)

That he is a good influence on Deighton.
That he is a crook.
That he is abusing the women in white.
That life is not to be found in him.
10)

What type of mood does Silla have on that Monday morning as Deighton is leaving to go to the bank to cash his check? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 5-7)

Cheerful.
Angry.
Anxious.
Loving.
11)

On the occasion of Selina's new acquaintance walking her home from the Association meeting, where do they stop? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 4-6)

At the movie theater.
At the soda shop.
At a restaurant.
At the pavilion in the park.
12)

Why does Selina refer to Silla as Hitler? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 8-10)

Because she is angry at her mother for having sent her father away.
Because she is having an emotional breakdown.
Because she is having bad dreams about the War.
Because she feels like she is in prison.
13)

Whose wedding does the family attend in Book 3? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 5-7)

Maritze's wedding.
The wedding of 'Gatha Steed's daughter.
Beryl's sister's wedding.
Miss Thompson's wedding.
14)

How do the other dancers respond to Selina's performance at her dance recital? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 7-9)

They think that she is amazing.
They laugh at her.
They throw things at her.
They are jealous.
15)

How much does the Boyce family get from the sale of their land? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 1-4)

$9,000.
$90,000.
$900,000.
$900.
16)

When Miss Thompson sees Selina as an adult, what topic does she discuss with her? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 4-6)

Her foot ulcer.
Life in the South.
Why Silla is so angry.
How girls can get pregnant.
17)

Who is not in the audience at Selina's dance recital? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 7-9)

Clive or her family.
Ina.
Clive.
Clive's mother.
18)

Which of the following dreams does Silla realize in Book 4? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 1-3)

Moving to a new neighborhood.
Seeing her daughter get married.
Owning her own house.
Marrying a rich man.
19)

In Book 4, Chapter 10, which of the following statements best describes how Clive chooses to respond when his mother asks for his help? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 10-11)

He runs away to get away from Selina.
He helps his mother rather than Selina.
He helps Selina rather than his mother.
He breaks up with Selina.
20)

Who does Selina call for assistance in finding a job at the end of the book? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 10-11)

Margaret Benton.
Rachel Fine.
Beryl.
Suggie.
21)

Why does Deighton want to be called Brother Boyce after he has fallen in with Father Peace? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 8-10)

Because Deighton is really Silla's brother.
Because he acknowledges that he is not Selina's real father.
Because Deighton is ashamed of his family.
Because Father Peace negates all family ties.
22)

What do Miss Mary and Silla have in common? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 1-3)

They both work hard, but have driven their daughters away.
They two of them are afraid to die.
They both want to marry rich men.
They both have miserable lives.
23)

Where does Deighton live and work after leaving his family? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 8-10)

With his mistress.
With his brother.
At the peace restaurant.
On the streets.
24)

What happened to Miss Thompson years before, during her youth? (from Book 4, Selina, Chapters 4-6)

She had gotten married and her foot had been lost in a farm accident.
She had been raped and her foot had been chopped off.
She had almost been raped and part of her foot had been chopped off.
She had suffered from frostbite and the doctor had amputated her toes.
25)

Who finally listens to Selina's worries about Silla's plan to sell Deighton's land? (from Book 3, The War, Chapters 1-4)

Miss Thompson.
Suggie.
Miss Mary.
The priest.
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