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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The War, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do people in the story go for fun on a Saturday night?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Fulton Street.

2. In Book 3, what are the names of Silla's two friends who visit her to talk about church?
(a) Florrie and Iris.
(b) Florrie and Irene.
(c) Elinor and Hattie.
(d) Beulah and Margaret.

3. What does Suggie like to drink?
(a) Milk.
(b) Beer.
(c) Water.
(d) Rum.

4. In Book 3, how does Silla carry out her plan to get money for a house?
(a) She forges her husband's signature and writes to his sister.
(b) She divorces her husband and marries another man.
(c) She kills her husband and inherits the land.
(d) She forces her husband to sell the land.

5. What does Silla's friend, Florrie do to Selina that upsets her?
(a) Hits her.
(b) Makes fun of her.
(c) Touches her breast.
(d) Tells her that she is ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what is Deighton's latest idea for making money?

2. Which of the following phrase best describes the relationship between Deighton and Silla?

3. Who is not in the Boyce family photograph?

4. What will the children at Miss Thompson's do when it is time for bed?

5. What is the relationship between Suggie and Selina?

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