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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Deighton see on his way to visit his mistress?
(a) Yearwood.
(b) His mother.
(c) The police.
(d) Miss Mary.

2. What is the relationship between Selina and Beryl?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Best friends.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Mother and daughter.

3. Who finally listens to Selina's worries about Silla's plan to sell Deighton's land?
(a) The priest.
(b) Miss Thompson.
(c) Suggie.
(d) Miss Mary.

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

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

6. How does Selina feel when she realizes that her mother has not told her about the facts of life?
(a) Betrayed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Relieved.

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

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

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 the neighbors have moved out.
(b) She finds out that her mother is still waiting for her father.
(c) She finds out that her mother has left.
(d) She finds out that her father has gambled the money away.

10. In Book 3, what are the names of Silla's two friends who visit her to talk about church?
(a) Florrie and Irene.
(b) Elinor and Hattie.
(c) Florrie and Iris.
(d) Beulah and Margaret.

11. What is the name of Beryl's father?
(a) Percy.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Peter.
(d) William.

12. What does Selina's mother bring home from work for Selina?
(a) Hand-me down clothes.
(b) A letter.
(c) Candy.
(d) Extra work.

13. What happens when Deighton tries to apply for an accounting job?
(a) He encounters racism.
(b) He is beaten up.
(c) He is hired.
(d) He panics and does not go.

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

15. What gift does Deighton have for Selina after cashing the land sale check?
(a) Hair ribbon.
(b) New shoes.
(c) A gift certificate to the bookstore.
(d) A puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Selina think that babies are born by cutting the mother's stomach open?

2. How is the mood in the household after Deighton has cashed his check from the land sale and has returned to the house?

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

4. What type of mood does Deighton have on that Monday morning before he goes to the bank to cash the check from the land sale?

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

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