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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 167 - 220).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wilma tell Esme about what Carson has done to her in Chapter 11?
(a) Not to tell anyone about it.
(b) To go to the police in secret.
(c) That God will put things right.
(d) That she will take care of Carson.

2. Who does Adan talk about incessantly and inappropriately following Baby's funeral?
(a) Jacinthe.
(b) Grayson.
(c) The Queen of Sheba.
(d) Mira.

3. Where does Lala keep some of her money she earned from braiding?
(a) Under the mattress.
(b) In a book.
(c) Buried in a spot on the beach in a tin.
(d) In her shoes.

4. What does Rosa tell Mira in Chapter 19 about her grief?
(a) She has got to pull herself together.
(b) She should go to temple to pray to be released from her grief.
(c) Her grief is hurting the children.
(d) She can grieve for as long and hard as she likes.

5. What does Lala sometimes chase after on the beach, thinking they are Baby?
(a) Seals.
(b) Other children.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Seagulls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lala know that some people lie about in abusive relationships?

2. What does Wilma always make for Carson's breakfast in Chapter 21?

3. Where does Esme work for a while in her youth following Lala's birth?

4. What does Mira think the children's eyes hold as they hug her goodbye when they leave with their own mother?

5. What did Peter Whalen used to have a "thing" about, according to Mira?

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