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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lala approach on the beach after Adan beats her in Chapter 18?
(a) Wilma.
(b) Grayson and Mira.
(c) Tone.
(d) Sergeant Beckles.

2. What was Sergeant Beckles' relationship with the Queen of Sheba like at first?
(a) Antagonistic.
(b) Indifferent on both sides.
(c) Mutually affectionate.
(d) Symbiotic.

3. Who does Adan tell Lala he thinks is acting strangely in Chapter 18?
(a) Tone.
(b) Esme.
(c) Carson.
(d) Wilma.

4. When does Sergeant Beckles first meet the Queen of Sheba?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1975.

5. What does Tone remember the most about Lala from when they first met?
(a) Her humming.
(b) Her cooking.
(c) Her red hair.
(d) Her dancing.

6. How does Lala pay for Baby's funeral in Chapter 24?
(a) With money from Wilma.
(b) With money from Tone.
(c) With money from Grayson.
(d) With money from Mira.

7. Who comes up with the cover story that baby was kidnapped?
(a) Tone.
(b) Adan.
(c) Wilma.
(d) Betsy.

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

9. What does Tone offer Lala for her work in Chapter 22?
(a) Combs.
(b) Beads.
(c) Hair gel.
(d) Elastics.

10. How does Esme die?
(a) She is shot.
(b) She is killed by a man with a cutlass.
(c) She is hit by a car.
(d) She is poisoned.

11. Where is Tone sent for three months in Chapter 22?
(a) The Military Institute of Barbados.
(b) The Sing School for Criminals.
(c) The Government Industrial School for Wayward Boys.
(d) Hard Labor Camp.

12. Who rejects Tone the day he gets out of jail?
(a) Adan.
(b) Mira.
(c) Lala.
(d) Betsy.

13. What does John buy Adan in Chapter 15?
(a) A snack box.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A car.
(d) A surf board.

14. What prompts Carson's hospitalization in Chapter 22?
(a) He breaks his ankle.
(b) He falls off his bed.
(c) He loses an eye in an industrial accident.
(d) He cuts himself while drunk.

15. Where does Lala first meet Adan?
(a) At school.
(b) At a club.
(c) At a fair.
(d) At the warehouse where they both work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lala when she first meets Tone?

2. What is Mira doing when she suffers her third miscarriage?

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

4. What does Wilma want Esme to do with her baby?

5. Who is Dr. Thompson's daugther?

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