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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Selina feel when she realizes that her mother has not told her about the facts of life?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Betrayed.

2. 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 illegitimate.
(d) She is ugly.

3. Which of the following phrase best describes the relationship between Deighton and Silla?
(a) Having an affair.
(b) Unhappy marriage.
(c) Father and daughter.
(d) Brother and sister.

4. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what do Suggie and her date drink?
(a) Soda.
(b) Milk.
(c) Gin.
(d) Rum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Deighton see on his way to visit his mistress?

2. How many siblings does Beryl have?

3. Why is Book 2 called Pastorale?

4. What are Deighton's happy news?

5. Which of the following is the year in which the opening of the book is set?

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