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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 do Selina's parents argue about frequently?
(a) About whether to have another baby.
(b) About whether they should go back to Barbados.
(c) About what to do with the land in Barbados.
(d) About where to send Selina to school.

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

3. 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?
(a) The problems in the neighborhood.
(b) The death of their son.
(c) Selina's thoughts about marriage.
(d) Ina's unhappiness.

4. Which of the following means of transportation do Beryl and Selina take to the park?
(a) The subway.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A trolley.
(d) A horse buggy.

5. 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 sexy woman.
(b) Turn her into a forgetful woman.
(c) Turn her into a happy woman.
(d) Turn her into a summer woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the guests at the wedding think about Deighton?

3. What do Selina and Beryl argue about in Book 2?

4. In Book 3, Chapter 1, what is it about Selina that changes at the same time that the major world event is taking place?

5. What is the relationship between Mary and Maritze?

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