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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 3, when she attends the wedding, which of the following does Selina mentally picture herself as being in relation to the bow on her head?
(a) Holding up the world at last.
(b) Athena in her flowing gowns.
(c) A queen with a crown.
(d) A unicorn with his horn.

2. What sets Miss Mary apart from the other tenants?
(a) She owns the brownstone.
(b) She has a car.
(c) She is White.
(d) She is Selina's father's employer.

3. What do Selina's parents argue about frequently?
(a) About what to do with the land in Barbados.
(b) About where to send Selina to school.
(c) About whether to have another baby.
(d) About whether they should go back to Barbados.

4. In Book 3, how does Silla carry out her plan to get money for a house?
(a) She forces her husband to sell the land.
(b) She forges her husband's signature and writes to his sister.
(c) She kills her husband and inherits the land.
(d) She divorces her husband and marries another man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the main issues that the Boyce family faces?

2. Why is Silla not happy about Deighton's good news?

3. What does Selina daydream about when her parents fight?

4. What gift does Deighton have for Selina after cashing the land sale check?

5. What are Deighton's happy news?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Suggie drink rum and act so promiscuous?

2. What is Selina's relationship with her mother like?

3. In Book 3, how does Silla manage to sell Deighton's land out from under him?

4. What event takes place in Book 3 that coincides with the beginning of World War II?

5. How are Silla and Miss Thompson alike?

6. In Book 2, Beryl and Selina have a conversation about babies being born. Why do they not know the facts of life?

7. What is the main problem in Silla's and Deighton's marriage?

8. Why does Silla want to sell the land that her husband has inherited in Barbados so badly?

9. Miss Thompson's roommate has three little girls, but it is Miss Thompson who cares for them. Why is that?

10. Deighton starts to believe in a cult-like religion. Which cult-like religion is it?

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