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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the reasons that Maritze is bitter?
(a) She is illegitimate.
(b) She is crippled.
(c) She is ugly.
(d) She is too tall.

2. What type of job do most immigrant women in the story have?
(a) Raising chickens.
(b) Doing laundry.
(c) Cleaning houses.
(d) Waitressing.

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

4. What is the name of Beryl's father?
(a) Peter.
(b) William.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Percy.

5. How does Deighton's mistress treat him?
(a) She wants his money.
(b) She does not judge him.
(c) She calls him names.
(d) She wants to marry him.

Short Answer 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?

2. Where do people in the story go for fun on a Saturday night?

3. What is one of the main issues that the Boyce family faces?

4. What does Silla tell her daughters that she did as a child?

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

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