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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. Whose wedding does the family attend in Book 3?
(a) Miss Thompson's wedding.
(b) Beryl's sister's wedding.
(c) Maritze's wedding.
(d) The wedding of 'Gatha Steed's daughter.

2. Who is not in the Boyce family photograph?
(a) Silla.
(b) The son.
(c) Ina.
(d) Selina.

3. During the argument between Selina and Beryl in Book 2, what does Selina believe that she will never do?
(a) Understand love.
(b) Get a job.
(c) Have babies.
(d) Start bleeding.

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

5. When they get to the park, where do Beryl and Selina go?
(a) To the ice cream stand.
(b) To the library.
(c) To the zoo.
(d) To the clothing store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Mary and Maritze?

2. How much does the Boyce family get from the sale of their land?

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

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

5. What do the guests at the wedding think about Deighton?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Deighton respond to the racism that he encounters while applying for accounting jobs?

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

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

4. Why does Silla worry when Deighton does not return home with the money from the land sale?

5. How do the clothes that Selina, Silla, and Ina wear to the wedding of 'Gupta Steed's daughter reflect their positions in the family?

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

7. In Book 1, Chapter 3, why does Selina worry about her mother?

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

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

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

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