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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which neighbor of Adan's is convinced he is a bad seed?
(a) Ms. Haverford.
(b) Ms. Jenny.
(c) Ms. Hattie.
(d) Ms. Nancy.

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

3. What does Mira notice about how Rosa treats the first Mrs. Whalen?
(a) She acts like a child in front of the first Mrs. Whalen.
(b) She is very deferential to the first Mrs. Whalen.
(c) She is more affectionate with her than she is with Mira.
(d) She is colder towards her than she is with Mira.

4. What is a major reason Esme does not really want to marry her fiance?
(a) He has no job.
(b) He is much younger.
(c) He is from America.
(d) He is bad to Lala.

5. Who teaches Adan the ways of thievery?
(a) Hattie.
(b) Lala.
(c) John.
(d) Carson.

6. What is Mira doing when she suffers her third miscarriage?
(a) Showing a house to a client.
(b) Singing in the church choir.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Hosting Sam's fourth birthday party.

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

8. What does the Queen of Sheba do for a living?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Gardening.

9. Why does Lala pretend to be sleeping in Chapter 18?
(a) She does not want to go to work.
(b) She is trying to actually fall asleep.
(c) She does not want to talk to Jacinthe.
(d) She thinks Adan may leave more quickly.

10. What does Lala take to work with Wilma with her sometimes?
(a) Books.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A mannequin head to practice braiding on.
(d) Ice cream.

11. What does Lala think supernatural beings are doing on Baby's behalf in Chapter 18?
(a) Trying to help her out of her guilt.
(b) Conspiring to make her understand she will pay for Baby's death.
(c) Trying to prevent her from escaping from Adan.
(d) Trying to help her escape from Adan.

12. Who does Tone beat badly during a football game?
(a) Adan.
(b) Rishin.
(c) Fish Brown.
(d) Fred.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Grayson's dog?

2. Who eventually gets Tone to stop beating his friend in Chapter 23?

3. What does Adan do to Lala in Chapter 27 that makes her think he is really going to kill her?

4. Who does Mira confess some details about her feelings about her affair to?

5. What hospital is Carson at in Chapter 22?

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