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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. 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 lose her hair.
(b) That she will get fat.
(c) That she will be shunned.
(d) That she will die.

2. What do Selina's parents argue about frequently?
(a) About what to do with the land in Barbados.
(b) About whether they should go back to Barbados.
(c) About where to send Selina to school.
(d) About whether to have another baby.

3. During the argument between Selina and Beryl in Book 2, what does Selina believe that she will never do?
(a) Have babies.
(b) Understand love.
(c) Start bleeding.
(d) Get a job.

4. How does Deighton's mistress treat him?
(a) She wants to marry him.
(b) She does not judge him.
(c) She calls him names.
(d) She wants his money.

5. How does Miss Thompson like to spend her money?
(a) Buying chocolates for herself.
(b) Buying clothes for her sister.
(c) Buying presents for her grandchildren.
(d) Buying presents for her roommates' children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following item types will Silla make and sell for extra money?

2. What does Silla tell her daughters that she did as a child?

3. Who is Vergie?

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

5. How old is Selina at the opening of the book?

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