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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Deighton at the mattress factory?
(a) His arm is injured in the machinery.
(b) He gets fired.
(c) He causes a riot.
(d) He has a heart attack.

3. Who is not in the Boyce family photograph?
(a) Silla.
(b) Selina.
(c) Ina.
(d) The son.

4. 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) Aloof.
(c) Harmonious.
(d) Distraught.

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

6. In Book 1, Chapter 3, why does the other man think that Deighton will not make money at his latest venture?
(a) Because he is lazy.
(b) Because he is stupid.
(c) Because White people are not be likely to hire him.
(d) Because there are not any good jobs available.

7. During the argument between Selina and Beryl in Book 2, what does Selina believe that she will never do?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Have babies.
(c) Start bleeding.
(d) Understand love.

8. In Book 2, Pastorale, what does Selina ask to do with her best friend?
(a) Visit a boy.
(b) Look for her father.
(c) Go to Prospect Park.
(d) Spend the afternoon at Coney Island.

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

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

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

12. What is Selina's sister's name?
(a) Virgie.
(b) Maritze.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ina.

13. What is the Barbados island religion called?
(a) Jainism.
(b) Santaria.
(c) Obeah.
(d) Voodoo.

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

15. Which of the following is the year in which the opening of the book is set?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of job do most immigrant women in the story have?

2. What do the guests at the wedding think about Deighton?

3. At the end of Book 3, Chapter 4, how does Deighton respond when he discovers what his wife has done?

4. In Book 3, Chapter 1, what world event changes everyone's lives?

5. What type of mood does Silla have on that Monday morning as Deighton is leaving to go to the bank to cash his check?

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