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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Selina, Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Selina find out when she returns home that Monday evening after her father has cashed the check from the land sale?
(a) She finds out that her mother has left.
(b) She finds out that her father has gambled the money away.
(c) She finds out that the neighbors have moved out.
(d) She finds out that her mother is still waiting for her father.

3. Who is Father Peace?
(a) A man from Barbados who claims to be God.
(b) A priest who tries to help Selina's family.
(c) A missionary from the Caribbean.
(d) A man who Deighton believes to be God incarnate.

4. In Book 4, which of the following does Selina notice when comparing herself to the other girls at the party?
(a) That she looks like a boy.
(b) That she lacks all ambition.
(c) That she is very thin and sad.
(d) That she is smarter than all of them.

5. In what way does Clive resemble Deighton?
(a) By yelling at Selina.
(b) By eating too much.
(c) By lounging on the sofa.
(d) By having a mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Book 3, Chapter 4, how does Deighton respond when he discovers what his wife has done?

2. What does Mrs. Benton say about Selina?

3. What does Clive say about mothers?

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

5. What is the relationship between Mary and Maritze?

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