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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Selina, Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Suggie gives Selina some rum to drink in Book 2, what does she tell Selina that the rum will do to her?
(a) Turn her into a happy woman.
(b) Turn her into a summer woman.
(c) Turn her into a forgetful woman.
(d) Turn her into a sexy woman.

2. What does Beryl tell Selina will happen to her if she does not menstruate by the time that she turns 20 years of age?
(a) That she will be shunned.
(b) That she will get fat.
(c) That she will lose her hair.
(d) That she will die.

3. Which of the following is the reason upon which Clive bases his thoughts that Selina should not socialize with Whites?
(a) They make fun of her.
(b) They are liars and cheaters.
(c) They just want to appear to be non-racist.
(d) They will beat her.

4. Why is Book 2 called Pastorale?
(a) Because the pastor preaches a sermon in Book 2.
(b) Because it takes place in a pasture.
(c) Because the girls listen to a concert where a pastorale is performed.
(d) Because it has elements of nature: the park, the zoo, and talk about babies.

5. What type of mood does Silla have on that Monday morning as Deighton is leaving to go to the bank to cash his check?
(a) Loving.
(b) Angry.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Cheerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is The New Light?

2. 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?

3. What does Selina daydream about when her parents fight?

4. What does Selina find out when she returns home that Monday evening after her father has cashed the check from the land sale?

5. How does Silla react to Deighton's return following his trip to the bank to cash the check?

(see the answer key)

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