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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dresses does Lala wear on the beach in Chapter 22?
(a) Seersucker.
(b) Polyester.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Gingham.

2. Who kills Esme?
(a) Adan.
(b) Henry.
(c) Rainford.
(d) Carson.

3. What is one reason for Mira's extreme unhappiness in Chapter 19?
(a) She is very ill.
(b) She is trapped in the house by evil spirits, she believes.
(c) She is lonely and feels she has no real friends or family.
(d) She is broke.

4. Why does Tone wait and watch Lala's house in Chapter 17?
(a) He is waiting to rob the house.
(b) He is waiting to be able to snatch the murder weapon from the house.
(c) He is waiting until Adan leaves so he can go visit her.
(d) He is waiting to ambush Asan when he comes out.

5. Where had Adan gotten his facial scar?
(a) Henry's house.
(b) Ma Tone's house.
(c) Wilma's house.
(d) Betsy's house.

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

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

8. What does Tone call his mother?
(a) Ma Petra.
(b) Ma Primus.
(c) Ma Parrish.
(d) Ma Tone.

9. What does Adan do to Lala in Chapter 27 that makes her think he is really going to kill her?
(a) Shoots her.
(b) Chokes her.
(c) Throws her down the stairs.
(d) Cuts her with a knife.

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

11. How old is Lala when she first meets Tone?
(a) 18.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 4.

12. How does Adan know Dr. Thompson?
(a) His Auntie Petra works for him.
(b) He is his cousin.
(c) He is is uncle.
(d) He is a neighbor.

13. What disturbs Lala in Chapter 21 that Wilma does to Carson?
(a) Sprays his bare bottom with a hose.
(b) Cuts his hair very short.
(c) Beats him.
(d) Buries him in dirt to remind him of his mortality.

14. Who eventually gets Tone to stop beating his friend in Chapter 23?
(a) Ma Tone.
(b) Adan.
(c) Rishin.
(d) Lala.

15. Why does Wilma take Lala to work with her?
(a) She wants Lala to help her make money.
(b) She thinks it will be good for Lala to be around her employer.
(c) She thinks Lala will be able to study better at work with her than at home.
(d) She does not feel safe leaving her home with Carson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit Lala at the end of Chapter 18?

2. Who does Tone beat badly during a football game?

3. What was Sergeant Beckles' relationship with the Queen of Sheba like at first?

4. Who is Dr. Thompson's daugther?

5. Who was the regular client Tone was with the night Baby died?

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