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

2. Why does Miss Thompson not go to the doctor?
(a) Because she is afraid of doctors.
(b) Because she thinks that they will send her to an asylum.
(c) Because she does not have any money.
(d) Because she does not believe that a doctor can cure her.

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

4. Why does Deighton want to be called Brother Boyce after he has fallen in with Father Peace?
(a) Because he acknowledges that he is not Selina's real father.
(b) Because Deighton is ashamed of his family.
(c) Because Deighton is really Silla's brother.
(d) Because Father Peace negates all family ties.

5. How does Maritze react to Suggie's lovers staying over?
(a) She wants to move away.
(b) She tries to kill them.
(c) She bangs on the wall between their apartments.
(d) She screams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the children at Miss Thompson's hungry?

2. When they get to the park, where do Beryl and Selina go?

3. What does Selina think that her mother wishes that she were?

4. After accounting, what does Deighton decide to do for a living?

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

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