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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. In Book 2, Pastorale, what does Selina ask to do with her best friend?
(a) Visit a boy.
(b) Go to Prospect Park.
(c) Spend the afternoon at Coney Island.
(d) Look for her father.

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

3. What does Ina tell her mother that her father plans to do?
(a) Divorce her.
(b) Have a son.
(c) Move back to the island.
(d) Move west.

4. What does Beryl do to comfort Selina after they argue at the park?
(a) She buys her candy.
(b) She holds her close.
(c) She rubs her feet.
(d) She brushes her hair.

5. At the end of Book 3, Chapter 4, how does Deighton respond when he discovers what his wife has done?
(a) He refuses to deposit the money.
(b) He agrees to go to the bank.
(c) He goes to Barbados to retrieve his land.
(d) He divorces his wife so that she cannot have the money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 1, Chapter 3, why does the other man think that Deighton will not make money at his latest venture?

2. 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?

3. What does Beryl tell Selina will happen to her if she does not menstruate by the time that she turns 20 years of age?

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. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what do Suggie and her date drink?

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