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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 Selina warned not to do by Clive?
(a) Quit school.
(b) Learn to dance.
(c) Go away.
(d) Become Bohemian.

2. Which of the following does Ina state that she does not want?
(a) A fancy wedding.
(b) A birthday party.
(c) A new boarder.
(d) An elaborate dress.

3. Whose house do the dancers go to following the performance?
(a) Miss Thompson's.
(b) Margaret Benton's.
(c) Suggie's.
(d) Beryl's.

4. In Chapter 10 of Book 4, which of the following does Clive's mother do that annoys Selina?
(a) She throws Selina out of their house.
(b) She helps Selina feel better.
(c) She fakes a medical emergency.
(d) She yells and states that Selina is not a good match for Clive.

5. How does Deighton die?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is stabbed by a robber.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He is sent to fight in the War.

6. What major announcement does Ina make toward the end of the book?
(a) That she is getting married.
(b) That she is moving out.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she is getting a new job.

7. Where does Deighton take Selina to see Father Peace?
(a) To the table.
(b) To the kingdom.
(c) To the temple.
(d) To the mountain.

8. What does Selina learn about racism because of her experience with Rachel Fine?
(a) That racism is merely a state of mind.
(b) That Silla is more racist than anyone.
(c) That not all Whites are racist.
(d) That she will never be able to overcome it.

9. Who does Selina meet on her way out of her first Association meeting?
(a) George.
(b) Clive.
(c) Beryl.
(d) Ina.

10. After Deighton dies, what happens when Selina dreams about boys?
(a) Her mother slaps her face to awaken her from the dream.
(b) Suggie discourages her from having sex.
(c) Her father reaches out to her from beyond the grave.
(d) Ina is angry with her..

11. What does Selina realize at the Association scholarship presentation?
(a) That she cannot follow through with her plan.
(b) That Clive does not deserve to have her money.
(c) That she is smarter than her mother.
(d) That she will never win the scholarship.

12. Why does Deighton want to be called Brother Boyce after he has fallen in with Father Peace?
(a) Because Father Peace negates all family ties.
(b) Because Deighton is ashamed of his family.
(c) Because he acknowledges that he is not Selina's real father.
(d) Because Deighton is really Silla's brother.

13. What changes in Selina's physical appearance are based on her grief over her father's death?
(a) She bites her fingernails to the quick.
(b) She pulls all her hair out.
(c) She wastes away into a stick figure.
(d) She scratches her skin until she bled.

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

15. In Book 4, Chapter 10, which of the following statements best describes how Clive chooses to respond when his mother asks for his help?
(a) He breaks up with Selina.
(b) He helps his mother rather than Selina.
(c) He helps Selina rather than his mother.
(d) He runs away to get away from Selina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Silla go to work when the defense factories are closed after the War?

2. On the occasion of Selina's new acquaintance walking her home from the Association meeting, where do they stop?

3. What other momentous event happens on the same day that Selina learns about her father's death?

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

5. Why does Selina refer to Silla as Hitler?

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