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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Carole's father die?
(a) He drowned himself.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He fell from a window.
(d) He was hit by a truck.

2. Who wrote The Joys of Motherhood?
(a) Buchi Emecheta.
(b) Andrew King.
(c) Rose Harris.
(d) Jack Staniforth.

3. Where was Lennox sent as a young child while his parents immigrated to Leeds?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Cairo.
(d) London.

4. When did the Education Act pass that made school free for all children in England, according to the narrative in Chapter 3?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1944.

5. What Guyanese poet wrote I is a Long Memoried Woman?
(a) Andrea Wilson.
(b) Grace Nichols.
(c) Rose Anders.
(d) Rosemarie Adkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Winsome's home that her family visits her at in Chapter 3?

2. What is Dolores's occupation?

3. How old was Amma when she came out as a lesbian to Shirley?

4. What is the name of Freddy's mother?

5. What was the profession of Lennox's great aunt who raised him?

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