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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The War, Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When Suggie gives Selina some rum to drink in Book 2, what does she tell Selina that the rum will do to her?
(a) Turn her into a summer woman.
(b) Turn her into a happy woman.
(c) Turn her into a forgetful woman.
(d) Turn her into a sexy woman.

5. What does Beryl do to comfort Selina after they argue at the park?
(a) She buys her candy.
(b) She brushes her hair.
(c) She holds her close.
(d) She rubs her feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Deighton at the mattress factory?

2. What does Deighton have when he finally arrives home after cashing the land sale check?

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

4. In Book 3, how does Silla carry out her plan to get money for a house?

5. Why does Miss Thompson not go to the doctor?

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