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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. How does Sergeant Beckles live, as Jones describes it in Chapter 16?
(a) By his belly.
(b) By some unknown force.
(c) By the grace of God.
(d) By his wits.

2. Who does Sergeant Beckles lust after?
(a) Wilma.
(b) Jacinthe.
(c) The Queen of Sheba.
(d) Lala.

3. What did Peter Whalen used to have a "thing" about, according to Mira?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Panties.
(d) Bras.

4. Who does Esme eventually marry?
(a) Rainford.
(b) Henry.
(c) Grayson.
(d) Carson.

5. What gnaws at Tone even after he is punished for beating others?
(a) The Thing He Can Not Name.
(b) His poverty.
(c) His guilt.
(d) His sorrow over his lost baby with Lala.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lala sit with Baby in her arms on the beach for a long while?

2. What does Esme always hold against Wilma from what happens with Carson in Chapter 11?

3. How long does Tone go to jail for in Chapter 23?

4. What does the Queen of Sheba do for a living?

5. Who does Wilma send Esme to live with in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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