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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 crippled.
(b) She is ugly.
(c) She is illegitimate.
(d) She is too tall.

2. Who does Deighton see on his way to visit his mistress?
(a) His mother.
(b) Miss Mary.
(c) The police.
(d) Yearwood.

3. What do Selina and Beryl argue about in Book 2?
(a) About how animals eat.
(b) About how to feed a baby.
(c) About how babies are born.
(d) About the identity of Virgie's boyfriend.

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

5. What does Silla think of Selina?
(a) That Selina should be sent away.
(b) That Selina is her pride and joy.
(c) That Selina will never amount to anything.
(d) That Selina is the cross that she has to bear.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mary think that Maritze's focus should be?

4. What does Selina daydream about when her parents fight?

5. What sets Miss Mary apart from the other tenants?

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