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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the reason upon which Clive bases his thoughts that Selina should not socialize with Whites?
(a) They make fun of her.
(b) They will beat her.
(c) They are liars and cheaters.
(d) They just want to appear to be non-racist.

2. What does Clive do during the War?
(a) Digs fox holes.
(b) Cleans up dead bodies.
(c) Is a cook in the Navy.
(d) Flies fighter planes.

3. Which of the following is Miss Thompson's advice to a grown-up Selina?
(a) To stay away from boys.
(b) To refrain from attending Association meetings.
(c) To have a good time while she can.
(d) To graduate from college.

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) Forget all about Clive.
(c) Find a man who will marry her and take her away.
(d) Dance better than anyone else.

5. How does Selina display her grief for her father?
(a) By avoiding other people.
(b) By eating only crackers.
(c) By living in the dark.
(d) By wearing black.

6. Where does Silla go to work when the defense factories are closed after the War?
(a) A school.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A prison.

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

8. In Book 4, which of the following does Selina notice when comparing herself to the other girls at the party?
(a) That she is very thin and sad.
(b) That she is smarter than all of them.
(c) That she looks like a boy.
(d) That she lacks all ambition.

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

10. What do Miss Mary and Silla have in common?
(a) They two of them are afraid to die.
(b) They both work hard, but have driven their daughters away.
(c) They both want to marry rich men.
(d) They both have miserable lives.

11. Which of the following causes Selina to run out of the room at the party after the dance recital?
(a) Mrs. Benton asking her to do a West Indies accent.
(b) Beryl yelling at everyone and embarrassing Selina.
(c) Being ashamed of her mother.
(d) Mrs. Benton telling her to clean up the room.

12. When Silla and Deighton argue after he has become a follower of Father Peace, what huge family burden and loss does Silla blame Deighton for having caused?
(a) Selina's thoughts about marriage.
(b) The death of their son.
(c) Ina's unhappiness.
(d) The problems in the neighborhood.

13. How does Silla manage to evict Suggie?
(a) By telling her that only married women can board there.
(b) By making Suggie's life so miserable that she decides to leave on her own.
(c) By revealing that she has stolen money.
(d) By convincing other roomers to call her a prostitute.

14. What does Selina say to the audience at the Association scholarship presentation?
(a) That she is going to donate the money to the school.
(b) That she plans to use the money to take piano lessons.
(c) That she wants Beryl to have the money.
(d) That she does not deserve the scholarship.

15. Which of the following career types does Silla want Selina to pursue after college?
(a) Educational.
(b) Political.
(c) Medical.
(d) Legal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Selina realize at the Association scholarship presentation?

2. How dowa Selina plan to change things for Clive?

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

4. Upon her eviction, which of the following does Suggie give to Selina?

5. Where does Selina go with Ina while her parents are arguing about Deighton's involvement with Father Peace?

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