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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. At the end of Book 3, what does Silla do when she realizes that Deighton will not be returning?
(a) She moves to another state with her daughters.
(b) She tries to kill him.
(c) She orders Selina to never visit her father again.
(d) She turns him in as an illegal immigrant.

2. Which of the following is Selina reminded about by the women in white associated with Father Peace?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Infants.
(c) Brides.
(d) Goddesses.

3. In Book 3, what are the names of Silla's two friends who visit her to talk about church?
(a) Elinor and Hattie.
(b) Florrie and Irene.
(c) Florrie and Iris.
(d) Beulah and Margaret.

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

5. What happens to Deighton at the mattress factory?
(a) He gets fired.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) His arm is injured in the machinery.
(d) He causes a riot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Deighton take Selina to see Father Peace?

2. Why does Miss Thompson not go to the doctor?

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?

4. Who is Father Peace?

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

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