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

2. What does Deighton do after the incident at the mattress factory?
(a) He goes to physical therapy.
(b) He decides to reform and become a better husband.
(c) He sits around and reads a newspaper.
(d) He becomes an alcoholic.

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

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

5. What do Selina and Beryl argue about in Book 2?
(a) About how animals eat.
(b) About the identity of Virgie's boyfriend.
(c) About how to feed a baby.
(d) About how babies are born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Silla get a new job in Book 3?

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

3. Where do people in the story go for fun on a Saturday night?

4. Why are the children at Miss Thompson's hungry?

5. How many siblings does Beryl have?

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