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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. What do Selina and Beryl argue about in Book 2?
(a) About how babies are born.
(b) About how animals eat.
(c) About how to feed a baby.
(d) About the identity of Virgie's boyfriend.

2. How old is Selina at the opening of the book?
(a) Sixteen (16).
(b) Twelve (12).
(c) Eight (8).
(d) Ten (10).

3. How many siblings does Beryl have?
(a) Three (3).
(b) Five (5).
(c) Seven (7).
(d) Six (6).

4. 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) Athena in her flowing gowns.
(b) Holding up the world at last.
(c) A queen with a crown.
(d) A unicorn with his horn.

5. What happens at Silla's job in Book 3?
(a) She gets a promotion.
(b) She finds someone to build her a house.
(c) She meets another man.
(d) She gets fired.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do people in the story go for fun on a Saturday night?

3. Why does Miss Thompson not go to the doctor?

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

5. What does Silla think of Selina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Silla and Miss Thompson alike?

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

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

4. Beryl's father asks Selina about her own father, and then tells her that he is a disgrace. Why does that upset Selina so much?

5. Why does Selina think that babies are born by chopping the mother's stomach open?

6. Why is Selina uncomfortable in Book 2 when she sees the couple making out in the park ?

7. How is the issue of racism introduced in Book 1?

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

9. In Book 1, why does Selina not want to wear the second-hand clothes that Silla has brought home?

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

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