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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, A Long Day and a Long Night, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do people in the story go for fun on a Saturday night?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Fulton Street.
(d) Central Park.

2. What does Miss Thompson do for a living?
(a) She cleans homes for the rich.
(b) She runs a beauty shop and cleans offices.
(c) She runs a bakery and does laundry.
(d) She runs a restaurant.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Maritze react to Suggie's lovers staying over?

4. What type of job do most immigrant women in the story have?

5. What is the relationship between Selina and Beryl?

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