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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lala go looking for Adan in Chapter 1?
(a) She has cut hersef.
(b) She has just lost her cat.
(c) She is in labor.
(d) She needs to remind him he is late for work.

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

3. What does Tone wear on a necklace?
(a) A dollar bill.
(b) A silver charm.
(c) A tooth of his own.
(d) A shark's tooth.

4. Who comes to take the children for the night in Chapter 9 from Mira?
(a) Stella.
(b) Wilma.
(c) Martha.
(d) Rosa.

5. What happens to Esme in Chapter 11 that becomes a terrible family secret?
(a) Her father rapes her.
(b) She is assaulted on the beach by a neighbor.
(c) Her mother beats her to death.
(d) She robs a store and is sent to jail.

6. What had Peter been trying to do when he had been killed?
(a) Run for the beach.
(b) Save his dog.
(c) Save Mira.
(d) Protect his money.

7. What is Wilma's last name?
(a) Primus.
(b) Henry.
(c) Wilkinson.
(d) Baxter.

8. What is Adan doing when Lala finds him in Chapter 1?
(a) Asking tourists for money.
(b) Robbing a house and killing a man.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sleeping.

9. What work did Wilma do in the 1960s?
(a) Braiding hair.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Planting.
(d) Cooking.

10. Why does Adan hide before he knows who has come to visit them in Chapter 6?
(a) He has scars he is ashamed of.
(b) He does not want to see anyone besides Wilma.
(c) He is too hungry to wait and talk to visitors before eating.
(d) He is hiding from the police.

11. Who does Adan tell Lala he wants to kill?
(a) Stella.
(b) Carson.
(c) Wilma.
(d) Mira Whalen.

12. Why does Wilma decline to use the antiseptic cream on Esme's bruises?
(a) She is mad at Esme.
(b) Carson is using it.
(c) It is too expensive to use on her child.
(d) She does not have any.

13. Who comes to visit Lala and Adan in Chapter 6?
(a) Esme.
(b) Wilma.
(c) Tone and Jacinthe.
(d) Mira.

14. What does Peter Whalen do for a living?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Hedge fund manager.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Sports star.

15. Why does Wilma make Esme sleep in the outhouse?
(a) She punishes Esme for extreme insolence.
(b) She has nowhere else to put Esme.
(c) She worries that Carson will sexually assault Esme.
(d) She wants Esme to know how hard it is to be a woman in Barbados.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason Lala thinks Baby died?

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

3. Where does Adan hide out from the police?

4. What commotion is happening on the beach when Mira is walking home in Chapter 9?

5. What does Lala call her baby?

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