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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 type of mood does Silla have on that Monday morning as Deighton is leaving to go to the bank to cash his check?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Loving.
(c) Angry.
(d) Anxious.

2. What is Selina's sister's name?
(a) Ina.
(b) Virgie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Maritze.

3. Which of the following means of transportation do Beryl and Selina take to the park?
(a) A trolley.
(b) A horse buggy.
(c) The subway.
(d) A taxi.

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

5. Where do people in the story go for fun on a Saturday night?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Fulton Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miss Thompson like to spend her money?

2. What does Selina decide to do about her mother's plan to sell her father's land?

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

4. How does Selina feel when she realizes that her mother has not told her about the facts of life?

5. In Book 3, what does Silla say that she will do to get what she wants?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Selina's daydreams about Barbados differ from her mother's memories?

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

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

4. Following his work injury, why does Deighton see no point in engaging in physical therapy to enable his injured arm back to full strength?

5. Why is Deighton in such a happy mood at the beginning of Chapter 5?

6. In Book 3, Chapters 1-4, what does Florrie do to Selina that shocks her so much? And why does she do it?

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

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

9. In Book 2, Beryl thinks that babies just pop out easily. What misinformation does she have about menstruation?

10. Why do you think that Deighton is seeking out a mistress?

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