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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 does Deighton do after the incident at the mattress factory?
(a) He decides to reform and become a better husband.
(b) He sits around and reads a newspaper.
(c) He goes to physical therapy.
(d) He becomes an alcoholic.

2. How much does the Boyce family get from the sale of their land?
(a) $900.
(b) $9,000.
(c) $90,000.
(d) $900,000.

3. What does Beryl tell Selina will happen to her if she does not menstruate by the time that she turns 20 years of age?
(a) That she will die.
(b) That she will lose her hair.
(c) That she will get fat.
(d) That she will be shunned.

4. How is the mood in the household after Deighton has cashed his check from the land sale and has returned to the house?
(a) Tense.
(b) Distraught.
(c) Aloof.
(d) Harmonious.

5. In Book 3, what does Silla say that she will do to get what she wants?
(a) Make her husband get a job.
(b) Sell her husband's land.
(c) Kill her husband.
(d) Kick her husband out.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following phrase best describes the relationship between Deighton and Silla?

3. What does Miss Thompson do for a living?

4. What is the Barbados island religion called?

5. Why is Book 2 called Pastorale?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Book 1, why does Deighton want to keep the fact that he has inherited land as a surprise?

9. What is the main problem in Silla's and Deighton's marriage?

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

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