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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Pastorale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many siblings does Beryl have?
(a) Five (5).
(b) Three (3).
(c) Six (6).
(d) Seven (7).

2. 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 summer woman.
(c) Turn her into a happy woman.
(d) Turn her into a forgetful woman.

3. In Book 1, Chapter 3, why does the other man think that Deighton will not make money at his latest venture?
(a) Because he is lazy.
(b) Because White people are not be likely to hire him.
(c) Because he is stupid.
(d) Because there are not any good jobs available.

4. Why are the children at Miss Thompson's hungry?
(a) Because they do not know how to cook.
(b) Because they do not have a mother.
(c) Because their mother Is out at a party.
(d) Because they refused to beg for food.

5. Who is Vergie?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A nun.
(c) A debt collector.
(d) A neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Suggie and Selina?

2. What does Selina's mother bring home from work for Selina?

3. Which of the following is the year in which the opening of the book is set?

4. Why does Selina think that babies are born by cutting the mother's stomach open?

5. How does Selina feel when she realizes that her mother has not told her about the facts of life?

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