2. 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.

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

4. How many siblings does Beryl have?
(a) Five (5).
(b) Six (6).
(c) Three (3).
(d) Seven (7).

5. What are Deighton's happy news?
(a) That they are about to have a son.
(b) That he is buying a house.
(c) That he has inherited land in Barbados.
(d) That he has gotten a job.

6. Where does Silla get a new job in Book 3?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) At the church.
(c) At a defense factory.
(d) At the bakery.

7. After accounting, what does Deighton decide to do for a living?
(a) Drive trolleys.
(b) Play the piano.
(c) Become a policeman.
(d) Play the trumpet.

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

9. What does Selina find out when she returns home that Monday evening after her father has cashed the check from the land sale?
(a) She finds out that her mother has left.
(b) She finds out that the neighbors have moved out.
(c) She finds out that her father has gambled the money away.
(d) She finds out that her mother is still waiting for her father.

10. How do others react when Selina tries to tell them about her mother's plan to sell her father's land?
(a) They tell her that it is not any of her business.
(b) They tell her father.
(c) They tell her mother.
(d) They do not listen to her.

11. How is the mood in the household after Deighton has cashed his check from the land sale and has returned to the house?
(a) Tense.
(b) Distraught.
(c) Aloof.
(d) Harmonious.

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

13. Which of the following item types will Silla make and sell for extra money?
(a) Knitted sweaters.
(b) Hand-strung rosary beads.
(c) Delicacies from Barbados.
(d) Handmade brooms.

14. In what part of New York does the Boyce family live?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Little Italy.
(d) Brooklyn.

15. What type of job do most immigrant women in the story have?
(a) Cleaning houses.
(b) Waitressing.
(c) Doing laundry.
(d) Raising chickens.