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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lala always see walking a dog on the beach?
(a) A very young Black boy.
(b) A tall pink man.
(c) A short little girl.
(d) A very old white woman.

2. Why does Adan leave Lala at the hospital alone having their baby in Chapter 1?
(a) He has a job to do.
(b) He goes to see his own mother.
(c) He goes to see the woman he is having an affair with.
(d) He is afraid the police will be looking for him because he just murdered a man.

3. Which worker at the convenience store is often assigned to watch Mira in the middle of the night?
(a) Adan.
(b) Henry.
(c) Tone.
(d) Jack.

4. Where does Lala keep some of her money she earned from braiding?
(a) Buried in a spot on the beach in a tin.
(b) In her shoes.
(c) Under the mattress.
(d) In a book.

5. Why does Mira never feel as equal in her father's eyes as his other children are?
(a) She has some learning challenges.
(b) She was born out of wedlock.
(c) She is just not his favorite.
(d) She does not live in the same country as he does.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Wilma visit in the hospital in Part I?

2. What does Wilma tell Esme about what Carson has done to her in Chapter 11?

3. Who comes to Lala's aid when Baby is found dead on the beach in Chapter 10?

4. Who are Mira's stepchildren?

5. What does Tone sell on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose fault does Adan tell Lala he thinks Peter Whalen's murder is?

2. Why does Lala go out to find Adan in the middle of the night early in Part I?

3. What does Lala like to do on the beach to earn money?

4. How does Baby die?

5. Why does Mira repeatedly take the children to the convenience store in the middle of the night?

6. What interrupts the robber in Mira's house in Part I?

7. Why does Esme resent Wilma so much in later years?

8. What is Peter trying to do when the robber kills him?

9. What is Tone's idea to try to avoid the consequences of Baby's death?

10. What does Sergeant Beckles think about the death of Baby?

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