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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. Which of the following is Selina warned not to do by Clive?
(a) Learn to dance.
(b) Quit school.
(c) Become Bohemian.
(d) Go away.

2. When Miss Thompson sees Selina as an adult, what topic does she discuss with her?
(a) Life in the South.
(b) Why Silla is so angry.
(c) Her foot ulcer.
(d) How girls can get pregnant.

3. Which of the following does Selina not realize about her relationship with Clive?
(a) That it resembles the one that her parents share.
(b) That it is about to get very serious.
(c) That it can never go any further than it already has.
(d) That it is as good as it will ever get.

4. How does Selina react when one of her friends confronts her about her relationship with Clive?
(a) She says that they are just friends.
(b) She acknowledges that they are dating.
(c) She breaks down and cries.
(d) She denies that she even knows him.

5. What does Clive say about mothers?
(a) That they are crazy.
(b) That they never want to cut the umbilical cord.
(c) That they have no patience for art.
(d) That they are stupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Selina discover that her father has left behind upon her return with Ian following her parents' argument over Deighton's involvement with Father Peace?

2. What does Mrs. Benton say about Selina?

3. Whom of the following does the author indicate that she has been made to feel like when referring to the hard future that Selina has faced?

4. What does Selina realize when Miss Mary dies?

5. What does Selina realize at the Association scholarship presentation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Selina's manner of dress following her father's death reflect her inner emotional state?

4. After Miss Mary dies, Selina dances and laughs with Suggie. What do those actions convey to Selina about herself?

5. Why does Selina finally leave Clive?

6. In Book 4, Chapters 1-3, Silla finally achieves her dream of owning the house that she and Selina live in. What makes it apparent that it has not made her happy?

7. In Book 3, Chapter 8, why does Selina ask Deighton to take her to see Father Peace?

8. What is Selina planning to do when she decides to try to help Clive with his art career?

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

10. Why does Selina decline the Association scholarship?

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