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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. Who does Selina call for assistance in finding a job at the end of the book?
(a) Margaret Benton.
(b) Suggie.
(c) Beryl.
(d) Rachel Fine.

2. Which of the following career types does Silla want Selina to pursue after college?
(a) Educational.
(b) Political.
(c) Medical.
(d) Legal.

3. Which of the following dreams does Silla realize in Book 4?
(a) Seeing her daughter get married.
(b) Moving to a new neighborhood.
(c) Marrying a rich man.
(d) Owning her own house.

4. What does Selina tell Silla when she confronts her about the Association scholarship?
(a) She tells her to get out of her life.
(b) She tells her that she plans to marry Edgar.
(c) She tells her that she hates her.
(d) She tells her about her plan with Clive.

5. What does Clive do a lot?
(a) Reads.
(b) Drinks.
(c) Paints.
(d) Plays the harmonica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Miss Thompson years before, during her youth?

2. Which of the following causes Selina to run out of the room at the party after the dance recital?

3. What changes in Selina's physical appearance are based on her grief over her father's death?

4. What does Selina learn about racism because of her experience with Rachel Fine?

5. What are Selina's plans at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Selina go to her first Association meeting?

2. As Selina gains more life experience with other mothers such as Clive's and Mrs. Benton, what does she realize?

3. What does Selina think about the Association?

4. What does Selina think upon meeting Clive's mother?

5. Why does Selina decline the Association scholarship?

6. What is significant about Selina's call to Rachel Fine for help in finding a job?

7. Why is Selina mistaken in trying so hard to promote Clive's art?

8. Why does Selina finally leave Clive?

9. What does Clive's relationship with his mother teach Selina about her own relationship with her mother?

10. Does Selina's experience with the Modern Dance Club reinforce Clive's belief that the White people who belong to it are racists?

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