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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. Which of the following is the reason upon which Clive bases his thoughts that Selina should not socialize with Whites?
2. What does Selina say to the audience at the Association scholarship presentation?
3. Which of the following is Selina warned not to do by Clive?
4. Why does Deighton want to be called Brother Boyce after he has fallen in with Father Peace?
5. What does Selina feel that she can do at the end of the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Selina think upon meeting Clive's mother?
2. What does Mrs. Benton think about Selina?
3. What does Clive's relationship with his mother teach Selina about her own relationship with her mother?
4. After Miss Mary dies, Selina dances and laughs with Suggie. What do those actions convey to Selina about herself?
5. Why does Selina seclude herself and refuse to go out following her father's death?
6. Why is Selina mistaken in trying so hard to promote Clive's art?
7. Why does Selina decline the Association scholarship?
8. Why does Selina call her mother "Hitler"?
9. What is Selina planning to do when she decides to try to help Clive with his art career?
10. Why does Suggie warn Selina to stay away from the Barbadian Association?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Deighton and Clive, the two primary male characters in the novel. How are they alike in their influence over Selina? How do their characters differ? How does Selina differ in her interactions with each of them? What does she learn from them?
Essay Topic 2
What is the pivotal moment in Selina's life that changes her entire future? Is there more than one? Define Selina's pivotal moments, and analyze how they change her.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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