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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. How do others react when Selina tries to tell them about her mother's plan to sell her father's land?
(a) They tell her mother.
(b) They do not listen to her.
(c) They tell her that it is not any of her business.
(d) They tell her father.

2. In Book 3, what is Silla's reaction after hearing her father reminisce about courting her mother?
(a) She wonders whether her father is making up the stories that he is telling.
(b) She wonders whether she will ever find a husband.
(c) She thinks that her father is crazy.
(d) She has a hard time believing that her mother had ever been young and dancing.

3. Why is Book 2 called Pastorale?
(a) Because the pastor preaches a sermon in Book 2.
(b) Because the girls listen to a concert where a pastorale is performed.
(c) Because it takes place in a pasture.
(d) Because it has elements of nature: the park, the zoo, and talk about babies.

4. How does Miss Thompson like to spend her money?
(a) Buying chocolates for herself.
(b) Buying clothes for her sister.
(c) Buying presents for her grandchildren.
(d) Buying presents for her roommates' children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the children at Miss Thompson's hungry?

2. What does Deighton have when he finally arrives home after cashing the land sale check?

3. What does Silla's friend, Florrie do to Selina that upsets her?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Book 1, Chapter 3, why is Maritze so annoyed with Suggie's romantic adventures?

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. 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?

8. How are Silla and Miss Thompson alike?

9. What wish does Selina make on her 15th birthday; and why does she regret it?

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

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