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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. How does Esme die?
(a) She is killed by a man with a cutlass.
(b) She is poisoned.
(c) She is hit by a car.
(d) She is shot.
2. Who teaches Adan the ways of thievery?
(a) Lala.
(b) Carson.
(c) John.
(d) Hattie.
3. Who works in Mrs. Kennedy's garden that Lala encounters for a second time in Chapter 21?
(a) Adan.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Grayson.
(d) Tone.
4. What is one reason for Mira's extreme unhappiness in Chapter 19?
(a) She is lonely and feels she has no real friends or family.
(b) She is very ill.
(c) She is trapped in the house by evil spirits, she believes.
(d) She is broke.
5. How does Sergeant Beckles live, as Jones describes it in Chapter 16?
(a) By his wits.
(b) By the grace of God.
(c) By his belly.
(d) By some unknown force.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why was Adan robbing Peter Whalen's house to begin with?
2. What does John buy Adan in Chapter 15?
3. Who does Adan tell Lala he thinks is acting strangely in Chapter 18?
4. What does Mira notice about how Rosa treats the first Mrs. Whalen?
5. What type of woman is the Queen of Sheba to Sergeant Beckles?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tone show Lala that he has not shown to almost anyone else?
2. Who takes care of Mira after Peter's death, and how does this person act around Mira?
3. Why is Sergeant Beckles so anxious to solve the mystery of Baby's death?
4. Who keeps coming to see Lala after Baby's death when Adan is not at home, and how does Lala greet this person?
5. What does Tone remember most about Lala from their youth?
6. How does Lala get the money for Baby's funeral?
7. Where does Lala stumble in Part III after a particularly bad beating by Adan?
8. What incident prompts Adan's first beating by his Auntie Petra?
9. What story does Adan start telling just between himself and Lala about Baby's death?
10. Who teaches Adan the ins and outs of a life of crime?
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