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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 56 - 110).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of woman was Wilma in 1963?
(a) A woman who knew how to end things.
(b) A woman of ill repute.
(c) A woman of impulse.
(d) A woman of order.

2. Who does Wilma visit in the hospital in Part I?
(a) Esme.
(b) Lala.
(c) Adan.
(d) Carson.

3. What is one reason Lala wants money in Chapter 14?
(a) To give to Tone to make up her debts.
(b) To go back to college.
(c) To buy new dresses.
(d) To bury Baby.

4. What happens to the baby in Chapter 6?
(a) She gets a high fever.
(b) She falls out the window.
(c) She gets stung by a bee.
(d) Adan and Lala both drop her.

5. What is the curse Wilma tells the police the Wilkinson women have?
(a) Falling into terrible murderous situations.
(b) Cooking so well.
(c) Bewitching men.
(d) Having bad hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mira repeatedly buy at the convenience store?

2. Why does Mira never feel as equal in her father's eyes as his other children are?

3. Who takes Lala's money that she has earned?

4. Where does Mira live most of the year?

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

(see the answer key)

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