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

2. What is the name of Beryl's father?
(a) Peter.
(b) William.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Percy.

3. What does Selina do as Beryl comforts her at the park in Book 2?
(a) She keeps arguing.
(b) She reads poetry that she has written.
(c) She tells a story from the island.
(d) She wonders what is going on.

4. What does Selina think that her mother wishes that she were?
(a) Smarter.
(b) A boy.
(c) Taller.
(d) Older, so that she could work.

5. Which of the following areas is the point from which the Boyce family emigrates?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Suggie and Selina?

2. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what do Suggie and her date drink?

3. Who is Vergie?

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

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

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