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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 the guests at the wedding think about Deighton?
(a) That he has done a nice thing.
(b) That he is a foolish husband.
(c) That he is a bad father.
(d) That he is a great trumpet player.

2. What does Deighton have when he finally arrives home after cashing the land sale check?
(a) Train tickets to Florida.
(b) The deed to a new house.
(c) A car.
(d) Presents for everyone.

3. What will the children at Miss Thompson's do when it is time for bed?
(a) They will crawl into Miss Thompson's bed.
(b) They will fall asleep on the floor.
(c) They will jump on the bed.
(d) They will throw a tantrum.

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

5. 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) Loving.
(b) Angry.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Anxious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is not in the Boyce family photograph?

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

3. In Book 3, what news do Silla's friends inform her about that triggers her anger?

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

5. Why is Book 2 called Pastorale?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Book 2, while her parents argue about the land in Barbados, what do Selina's daydreams focus upon?

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

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