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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The War, Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Deighton tries to apply for an accounting job?
(a) He encounters racism.
(b) He panics and does not go.
(c) He is beaten up.
(d) He is hired.

2. How does Silla react to Deighton's news about his new devotion to Father Peace?
(a) She cries.
(b) She throws things at him.
(c) She says that Deighton's devotion to Father Peace will set her free.
(d) She cannot believe him.

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

4. 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?
(a) Downtrodden.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Anxious.

5. In Book 3, Chapter 1, what world event changes everyone's lives?
(a) The stock market crash.
(b) The War that has been declared in Europe.
(c) The sinking of the Titanic.
(d) The election of a new President of the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 3, how does Silla carry out her plan to get money for a house?

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?

3. Whom of the following does Father Peace call to sit by him when Selina first visits him?

4. In Book 3, what does Silla say that she will do to get what she wants?

5. How does Selina feel when she realizes that her mother has not told her about the facts of life?

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