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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. In Book 2, Pastorale, what does Selina ask to do with her best friend?
(a) Spend the afternoon at Coney Island.
(b) Look for her father.
(c) Go to Prospect Park.
(d) Visit a boy.

2. What does Silla tell her daughters that she did as a child?
(a) Worked in the fields.
(b) Shined shoes.
(c) Wove cloth.
(d) Drank rum.

3. Which of the following is one of the reasons that Maritze is bitter?
(a) She is crippled.
(b) She is ugly.
(c) She is illegitimate.
(d) She is too tall.

4. Why are the children at Miss Thompson's hungry?
(a) Because they do not have a mother.
(b) Because they refused to beg for food.
(c) Because they do not know how to cook.
(d) Because their mother Is out at a party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Silla not happy about Deighton's good news?

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

3. What does Beryl tell Selina will happen to her if she does not menstruate by the time that she turns 20 years of age?

4. Which of the following means of transportation do Beryl and Selina take to the park?

5. What is the Barbados island religion called?

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