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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Selina go with Ina while her parents are arguing about Deighton's involvement with Father Peace?
(a) To church.
(b) To Beryl's house.
(c) To the neighbor's house.
(d) To the store.

2. Whom of the following does the author indicate that she has been made to feel like when referring to the hard future that Selina has faced?
(a) Rachel Fine.
(b) Miss Mary.
(c) Miss Thompson.
(d) Silla, Selina's mother.

3. What does Selina realize when Miss Mary dies?
(a) That things are almost the same anyway.
(b) That death is scary.
(c) That Suggie hates Miss Mary.
(d) That Miss Mary has a fortune.

4. What does Selina feel that she can do at the end of the book?
(a) Face prejudice and be able to overcome it.
(b) Dance better than anyone else.
(c) Find a man who will marry her and take her away.
(d) Forget all about Clive.

5. In Book 4, which of the of the following does Ina declare to care more about than boys?
(a) Church.
(b) School.
(c) Going to college.
(d) Her mother.

6. Where does Selina go with Rachel Fine?
(a) To an Association meeting.
(b) To the movies.
(c) To a protest rally.
(d) To a modern dance class.

7. What does Selina do at the recital?
(a) She dances a waltz.
(b) She performs a song and dance from a Broadway show.
(c) She performs a very modern jazz number.
(d) She performs a dance about the cycle of life.

8. What does Selina realize when she sees the manner in which Mrs. Benton treats her daughter?
(a) That White mothers and daughters love each other more.
(b) That she can fit into White society.
(c) That she will never accept Whites.
(d) That even White mothers and daughters can have bad relationships.

9. Which of the following is the term used when referring to someone who is suggesting that all Blacks be allowed to join the Association?
(a) Radical.
(b) Coward.
(c) Communist.
(d) Bigot.

10. What does Selina realize when she dances and laughs with Suggie following Miss Mary's death?
(a) That she should become just like Suggie.
(b) That she will not be going to college.
(c) That she is drunk.
(d) That it is time to let go of her grief.

11. What does Selina discover that her father has left behind upon her return with Ian following her parents' argument over Deighton's involvement with Father Peace?
(a) Money for his survival.
(b) His trumpet.
(c) A puppy.
(d) All his fine clothes.

12. In what way does Clive resemble Deighton?
(a) By lounging on the sofa.
(b) By having a mistress.
(c) By yelling at Selina.
(d) By eating too much.

13. When Miss Thompson sees Selina as an adult, what topic does she discuss with her?
(a) Life in the South.
(b) Her foot ulcer.
(c) How girls can get pregnant.
(d) Why Silla is so angry.

14. What does Silla think about Father Peace?
(a) That he is a crook.
(b) That he is a good influence on Deighton.
(c) That life is not to be found in him.
(d) That he is abusing the women in white.

15. At the end of Book 3, what does Silla do when she realizes that Deighton will not be returning?
(a) She orders Selina to never visit her father again.
(b) She turns him in as an illegal immigrant.
(c) She tries to kill him.
(d) She moves to another state with her daughters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom of the following does Father Peace call to sit by him when Selina first visits him?

2. In Book 4, which of the following does Selina notice when comparing herself to the other girls at the party?

3. What does Clive's mother do to his paintings?

4. At the party in Book 4, what does Selina ask Beryl upon becoming annoyed with her compliant behavior?

5. Where does Deighton live and work after leaving his family?

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