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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 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 lose her hair.
(b) That she will be shunned.
(c) That she will die.
(d) That she will get fat.

2. What does Silla tell her daughters that she did as a child?
(a) Wove cloth.
(b) Shined shoes.
(c) Drank rum.
(d) Worked in the fields.

3. What is the relationship between Mary and Maritze?
(a) Mother and daughter.
(b) Old lady and her nurse.
(c) Roommates.
(d) Sisters.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maritze react to Suggie's lovers staying over?

2. What does Deighton have when he finally arrives home after cashing the land sale check?

3. What does Mary think that Maritze's focus should be?

4. Why is Book 2 called Pastorale?

5. Where does Silla get a new job in Book 3?

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