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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Wilma says when Esme is born?
(a) It's me!
(b) Now that's that.
(c) My love.
(d) Thank God.

2. What does Tone sell on the beach?
(a) Rides on jet skis, marijuana, and sex.
(b) Songbooks.
(c) Tickets to clubs.
(d) Coconuts.

3. Why does Lala take the baby back from Adan in Chapter 6?
(a) She is afraid the baby might throw up.
(b) She does not want Jacinthe to hold the baby.
(c) She does not want Tone to hold the baby.
(d) She wants to see if the baby needs a change.

4. 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 is hiding from the police.
(c) He does not want to see anyone besides Wilma.
(d) He is too hungry to wait and talk to visitors before eating.

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

6. What does Mira's mother suggest doing on the phone after Peter's death?
(a) Eating more.
(b) Praying.
(c) Selling all Mira's assets.
(d) Mira adopting a child.

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

8. Who does not want to let Mira and the children in at the convenience store?
(a) Adan.
(b) Tone.
(c) Markely.
(d) Henley.

9. What does Esme always hold against Wilma from what happens with Carson in Chapter 11?
(a) Wilma does not stay to comfort Esme after the rape.
(b) Wilma makes Esme pay for her clothes that were ruined.
(c) Wilma puts Esme right to work that day.
(d) Wilma tells Esme what happened was her fault.

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

11. What does Mira repeatedly buy at the convenience store?
(a) Milk.
(b) Bread.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Raisins.

12. Who is in charge of the investigation into Baby's death?
(a) Sergeant Hendrickson.
(b) Sergeant Beckles.
(c) Sergeant Toneless.
(d) Sergeant Cannes.

13. Who does Wilma send Esme to live with in Chapter 11?
(a) Auntie Earlie.
(b) Auntie Petra.
(c) Auntie Ryland.
(d) Auntie Res.

14. Where does Lala say Adan was when she realized Baby was gone?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Robbing a house.
(c) Working at his job as a cook.
(d) Fishing with friends.

15. What does Adan wear on his face during the robbery?
(a) Makeup.
(b) A mask.
(c) A bag.
(d) A stocking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main hospital in Lala's part of town in Barbados?

2. Who are Mira's stepchildren?

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

4. What does Mira think about how the police are handling the murder investigation?

5. What was Wilma thinking about when Esme rushed into her workshop, all beaten and bloody?

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