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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Selina's parents argue about frequently?
(a) About whether to have another baby.
(b) About what to do with the land in Barbados.
(c) About whether they should go back to Barbados.
(d) About where to send Selina to school.

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

3. What type of mood does Silla have on that Monday morning as Deighton is leaving to go to the bank to cash his check?
(a) Angry.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Loving.

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

5. What do the guests at the wedding think about Deighton?
(a) That he is a great trumpet player.
(b) That he is a bad father.
(c) That he has done a nice thing.
(d) That he is a foolish husband.

6. What does Selina do to Ina when Ina states that she will tell their father how bad he is?
(a) Selina beat ups Ina.
(b) Selina pulls Ina's hair.
(c) Selina pushes Ina into a door.
(d) Selina tries to strangle Ina.

7. How much does the Boyce family get from the sale of their land?
(a) $900,000.
(b) $900.
(c) $90,000.
(d) $9,000.

8. How does Deighton's mistress treat him?
(a) She wants to marry him.
(b) She calls him names.
(c) She wants his money.
(d) She does not judge him.

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

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

11. What is The New Light?
(a) A religious newspaper.
(b) A new religion.
(c) A book that Selina is reading.
(d) A clothing resale shop in Selina's neighborhood.

12. Which of the following means of transportation do Beryl and Selina take to the park?
(a) A taxi.
(b) A trolley.
(c) A horse buggy.
(d) The subway.

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

14. In Book 3, what news do Silla's friends inform her about that triggers her anger?
(a) That other islanders are buying houses.
(b) That Selina is now a woman.
(c) That the food that she cooks is not tasty.
(d) That her husband has a mistress.

15. In Book 3, Chapter 1, what is it about Selina that changes at the same time that the major world event is taking place?
(a) She gets her period.
(b) She gets a job.
(c) She is transferred to a different school.
(d) She gets married.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what is Deighton's latest idea for making money?

2. How old is Selina at the opening of the book?

3. What does Silla tell her daughters that she did as a child?

4. What is Selina's sister's name?

5. What does Selina daydream about when her parents fight?

(see the answer keys)

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