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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts Five and Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the brown girls’ classmates respond when they are asked why they chose boarding schools over local schools?
(a) They frown.
(b) They shrug.
(c) They look bewildered.
(d) They laugh.

2. In Art, what was once the thing that gave the girls a sense of peace and safety is now what, according to the narrator?
(a) Their downfall.
(b) The cause of their funk.
(c) Their only love.
(d) Still the thing that gives them a sense of peace and safety.

3. In Part Four, Those Who Leave & Those Who Stay, what do those who leave notice that those who stay never mention?
(a) Local gossip.
(b) Their jobs.
(c) The important and serious events.
(d) Their families.

4. In Jenny, how do some of the brown girls feel about Jenny?
(a) They are in love with her.
(b) They feel sorry for her.
(c) They hate her.
(d) They are jealous of her.

5. The brown girls show the white boys their neighborhoods. How do the brown boys react?
(a) They either ignore the white boys and talk to the girls or they call out insults to the boys.
(b) They jump the white boys.
(c) They are friendly to the white boys and welcome them to the neighborhood.
(d) They threaten to beat up the white boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the brown girls see first-hand the devastation caused by the colonizers, what do they realize?

2. To what do the girls looks forward to in “Trish”?

3. How does the narrator respond when the girls enjoy the local music and remixes of American music?

4. How does Part Six, Meanwhile, in Queens begin?

5. In Your Own Kind, the brown girls’ parents say they are not what?

(see the answer key)

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