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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what school does Shirley begin teaching in the opening of Chapter 3?
(a) Richmond School for Boys and Girls.
(b) Peckham School for Boys and Girls.
(c) Camberwell School for Boys and Girls.
(d) Suffolk School for Boys and Girls.

2. Where is Megan's father from?
(a) Malawi.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Trinidad.

3. Who is Shirley's mother?
(a) Dominique.
(b) Winsome.
(c) Amma.
(d) Alexa.

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

5. Who is Shirley's father?
(a) Clovis.
(b) Homer.
(c) Jack.
(d) Andrew.

6. What does Roy Stevenson teach at Shirley's school in Chapter 3?
(a) Geography.
(b) Physics.
(c) Biology.
(d) English Literature.

7. Who owns the bar Drunken Nostalgia?
(a) Jack.
(b) Mick.
(c) Roger.
(d) Aaron.

8. What did Karen grow up to be, according to the narrative in Chapter 3?
(a) A pharmacist.
(b) A computer scientist.
(c) A professor.
(d) An interior designer.

9. What author is described as Bibi's latest hero in Chapter 4?
(a) Rose Watkins.
(b) Buchi Emecheta.
(c) Jack Staniforth.
(d) Gloria Steinem.

10. Where did Bernadette live before moving near Winsome?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Oslo.
(d) Toronto.

11. Where is the writer Olive Senior from?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Trinidad.

12. Who is the headmaster at the school when Shirley begins working there in Chapter 3?
(a) Mr. Waverly.
(b) Mr. Cutler.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mrs. Duncan.

13. What is Megan's father's profession?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) His a a nurse.
(d) He is a professor.

14. What did Bibi earn a degree in at Sussex?
(a) Political Science.
(b) Interior Design.
(c) Post-modernist Theory.
(d) Cultural Studies.

15. Where did Megan get a job after dropping out of school?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) The Globe.
(c) Peckham School for Boys and Girls.
(d) Subway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Lennox's parents from?

2. Who gave Megan a tattoo on her 18th birthday?

3. What is Morgan's last name?

4. What was Winsome's profession before she retired?

5. Where did Bibi grow up?

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