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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Silla not happy about Deighton's good news?
(a) Because she thinks that he will kill her.
(b) Because she is afraid that money is evil.
(c) Because she worries that he will squander his inheritance.
(d) Because she does not want more children.

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. What does Mary think that Maritze's focus should be?
(a) Finding a husband.
(b) Making more friends.
(c) Getting a job.
(d) Finding a new home.

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

5. What does Beryl tell Selina will happen to her if she does not menstruate by the time that she turns 20 years of age?
(a) That she will get fat.
(b) That she will lose her hair.
(c) That she will be shunned.
(d) That she will die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Selina and Beryl?

2. In Book 2, Pastorale, what does Selina ask to do with her best friend?

3. Why did parents avoid teaching their daughters about sex in the early part of the 20th Century?

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

5. What is the relationship between Mary and Maritze?

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