2. Why did parents avoid teaching their daughters about sex in the early part of the 20th Century?
(a) Because they wanted to scare the girls.
(b) Because they thought that the girls would not have sex if they did not know about it.
(c) Because they knew that girls would never get married if they did not have knowledge about sex.
(d) Because they thought that girls were evil.

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

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

5. 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 throw a tantrum.
(c) They will fall asleep on the floor.
(d) They will jump on the bed.

6. In Book 3, Chapter 1, what world event changes everyone's lives?
(a) The sinking of the Titanic.
(b) The election of a new President of the United States.
(c) The War that has been declared in Europe.
(d) The stock market crash.

7. 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.

8. Where do people in the story go for fun on a Saturday night?
(a) Fulton Street.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Greenwich Village.

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

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

11. What do Selina and Beryl argue about in Book 2?
(a) About how animals eat.
(b) About how to feed a baby.
(c) About how babies are born.
(d) About the identity of Virgie's boyfriend.

12. 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 gets married.
(d) She is transferred to a different school.

13. What does Ina tell her mother that her father plans to do?
(a) Divorce her.
(b) Move back to the island.
(c) Move west.
(d) Have a son.

14. Which of the following phrase best describes the relationship between Deighton and Silla?
(a) Brother and sister.
(b) Father and daughter.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Unhappy marriage.

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