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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Selina, Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at Silla's job in Book 3?
(a) She gets fired.
(b) She meets another man.
(c) She finds someone to build her a house.
(d) She gets a promotion.

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

3. Who is Father Peace?
(a) A priest who tries to help Selina's family.
(b) A man from Barbados who claims to be God.
(c) A man who Deighton believes to be God incarnate.
(d) A missionary from the Caribbean.

4. What does Selina daydream about when her parents fight?
(a) About running away to California.
(b) About being married to a handsome man who is nice.
(c) About being a better mother than her own.
(d) About being the white child of the former owners of the brownstone.

5. Whose house do the dancers go to following the performance?
(a) Suggie's.
(b) Miss Thompson's.
(c) Beryl's.
(d) Margaret Benton's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Selina's parents argue about frequently?

3. In Book 3, what are the names of Silla's two friends who visit her to talk about church?

4. Upon her eviction, which of the following does Suggie give to Selina?

5. Which of the following career types does Silla want Selina to pursue after college?

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