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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Kate said to teach in Chapter 3?
(a) Geography.
(b) English Literature.
(c) Biology.
(d) Physics.

3. What is Megan's mother's profession?
(a) She is an educational administrator.
(b) She is a day trader.
(c) She is a schoolteacher.
(d) She is a nurse.

4. Where is the author Jamaica Kincaid from?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Guadalupe.
(c) Antigua.
(d) Barbados.

5. What are the names of Shirley's brothers?
(a) Robert and Michael.
(b) Tony and Errol.
(c) Jasona and Brian.
(d) Jack and Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Megan's mother?

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

3. When did the Education Act pass that made school free for all children in England, according to the narrative in Chapter 3?

4. What is Lauren's last name said to be in Chapter 3?

5. What surgery did Morgan describe having undergone when they spoke at Yazz's college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Megan feel different as a child?

2. How do Shirley's views about her job change over time?

3. How are the early years of Clovis's and Winsome's marriage described?

4. How did Megan's life change when she was 16?

5. How did Megan meet Bibi? What was the nature of their early relationship?

6. How is the theme of prejudice explored through Shirley's character?

7. Who is Hattie? How is this character described?

8. Why is Morgan in attendance at the play in the present-day narrative?

9. How is Penelope described when her character is first introduced in Chapter 3?

10. How do Shirley and Amma know one another?

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