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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 Book 2 called Pastorale?
(a) Because it has elements of nature: the park, the zoo, and talk about babies.
(b) Because the pastor preaches a sermon in Book 2.
(c) Because the girls listen to a concert where a pastorale is performed.
(d) Because it takes place in a pasture.

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

3. What are Deighton's happy news?
(a) That he has gotten a job.
(b) That he has inherited land in Barbados.
(c) That they are about to have a son.
(d) That he is buying a house.

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

5. What is the relationship between Mary and Maritze?
(a) Mother and daughter.
(b) Old lady and her nurse.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Roommates.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Selina feel when she realizes that her mother has not told her about the facts of life?

2. When Suggie gives Selina some rum to drink in Book 2, what does she tell Selina that the rum will do to her?

3. Which of the following areas is the point from which the Boyce family emigrates?

4. What does Selina see at the park in Book 2?

5. In Book 1, Chapter 3, why does the other man think that Deighton will not make money at his latest venture?

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