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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Selina think that her mother wishes that she were?
(a) A boy.
(b) Smarter.
(c) Taller.
(d) Older, so that she could work.

2. What does Silla's friend, Florrie do to Selina that upsets her?
(a) Tells her that she is ugly.
(b) Makes fun of her.
(c) Hits her.
(d) Touches her breast.

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

4. How does Maritze react to Suggie's lovers staying over?
(a) She tries to kill them.
(b) She screams.
(c) She bangs on the wall between their apartments.
(d) She wants to move away.

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 gotten a job.
(d) That he has inherited land in Barbados.

6. 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 die.
(c) That she will lose her hair.
(d) That she will get fat.

7. What does Selina see at the park in Book 2?
(a) Babies nursing.
(b) Her sister with a boy.
(c) Lovers displaying affection toward each other.
(d) Birds mating.

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

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

10. What sets Miss Mary apart from the other tenants?
(a) She is Selina's father's employer.
(b) She owns the brownstone.
(c) She is White.
(d) She has a car.

11. In Book 3, when she attends the wedding, which of the following does Selina mentally picture herself as being in relation to the bow on her head?
(a) A unicorn with his horn.
(b) Holding up the world at last.
(c) Athena in her flowing gowns.
(d) A queen with a crown.

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

13. How does Silla react to Deighton's return following his trip to the bank to cash the check?
(a) She runs out.
(b) She smashes his new trumpet on the floor.
(c) She scratches his face.
(d) She throws everything out the window.

14. Why does Miss Thompson not go to the doctor?
(a) Because she thinks that they will send her to an asylum.
(b) Because she does not believe that a doctor can cure her.
(c) Because she is afraid of doctors.
(d) Because she does not have any money.

15. What will the children at Miss Thompson's do when it is time for bed?
(a) They will crawl into Miss Thompson's bed.
(b) They will jump on the bed.
(c) They will throw a tantrum.
(d) They will fall asleep on the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Deighton have for Selina after cashing the land sale check?

2. How many siblings does Beryl have?

3. What happens to Deighton at the mattress factory?

4. Which of the following item types will Silla make and sell for extra money?

5. In Book 3, what is Silla's reaction after hearing her father reminisce about courting her mother?

(see the answer keys)

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