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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 Silla think of Selina?
(a) That Selina should be sent away.
(b) That Selina will never amount to anything.
(c) That Selina is her pride and joy.
(d) That Selina is the cross that she has to bear.

2. In what part of New York does the Boyce family live?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Little Italy.
(d) Queens.

3. In Book 3, what does Silla say that she will do to get what she wants?
(a) Kill her husband.
(b) Sell her husband's land.
(c) Make her husband get a job.
(d) Kick her husband out.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the Boyce family get from the sale of their land?

2. After accounting, what does Deighton decide to do for a living?

3. Which of the following is one of the reasons that Maritze is bitter?

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

5. What does Selina do as Beryl comforts her at the park in Book 2?

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