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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Silla goes into Miss Mary's room?

2. Which of the following dreams does Silla realize in Book 4?

3. What does Selina tell Silla when she confronts her about the Association scholarship?

4. What does Selina do at the recital?

5. What other momentous event happens on the same day that Selina learns about her father's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Selina seclude herself and refuse to go out following her father's death?

2. Why is Silla upset with Deighton's adoration of Father Peace?

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

4. By Book 4, Chapter 4, Selina is growing up and going to college. What else is different in her life?

5. What does Mrs. Benton think about Selina?

6. Why does Selina finally leave Clive?

7. How does Selina surprise herself when she meets Clive?

8. What does Selina think about the Association?

9. What does Selina think about Ina making her engagement announcement in a less than excited way?

10. Why does Miss Thompson tell Selina the story of how her foot became ulcerated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Selina discovers dance, what changes for her? Describe the impact that it has on her development as a character and in the final climax of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Which character maintains the best and most useful and productive attitude toward the life that they lead? Make a case for your choice, and support with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Racism is one of the major themes in Brown Girl, Brownstones. Part 1: Discuss what you know about racism in the early 20th Century, and provide examples from the book that illustrate your points.

Part 2: Compare and contrast how Deighton, Silla, and Selina experience and react to racism.

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