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

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

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

4. What does Wilma always make for Carson's breakfast in Chapter 21?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Applesauce.
(c) Shellfish.
(d) Rice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sergeant Beckles see lurking behind Adan's house in Chapter 16?

2. Where do Lala and Tone first have sex?

3. Where is Baby's wake after the funeral?

4. What does Auntie Petra do to Adan for stealing from Dr. Thompson's daughter?

5. What does Mira think the children's eyes hold as they hug her goodbye when they leave with their own mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who takes care of Mira after Peter's death, and how does this person act around Mira?

2. What proposition does Adan bring to Tone in Part IV?

3. What does Tone remember most about Lala from their youth?

4. What incident prompts Adan's first beating by his Auntie Petra?

5. Why does Tone bring Jacinthe to Lala's and Adan's house in the first place?

6. Who keeps coming to see Lala after Baby's death when Adan is not at home, and how does Lala greet this person?

7. Why is Sergeant Beckles so anxious to solve the mystery of Baby's death?

8. Where does Lala stumble in Part III after a particularly bad beating by Adan?

9. What huge secret is Tone keeping from Adan?

10. Why is Tone sent to jail as a youngster?

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