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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. Which neighbor of Adan's is convinced he is a bad seed?
(a) Ms. Haverford.
(b) Ms. Hattie.
(c) Ms. Nancy.
(d) Ms. Jenny.
2. What was Sergeant Beckles' relationship with the Queen of Sheba like at first?
(a) Symbiotic.
(b) Indifferent on both sides.
(c) Antagonistic.
(d) Mutually affectionate.
3. What hospital is Carson at in Chapter 22?
(a) County Hub General.
(b) Cook General.
(c) Henderson General.
(d) Baxter General.
4. What kind of dresses does Lala wear on the beach in Chapter 22?
(a) Seersucker.
(b) Polyester.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Gingham.
5. What is Lala doing when Sergeant Beckles asks her more questions about Baby in Chapter 20?
(a) Sitting in the squad car.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Braiding hair.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who are two of Adan's friends he hangs out with after Baby's funeral?
2. How does Sergeant Beckles live, as Jones describes it in Chapter 16?
3. How has Beckles come to take the solving of Baby's murder?
4. Who works in Mrs. Kennedy's garden that Lala encounters for a second time in Chapter 21?
5. What does Rosa tell Mira in Chapter 19 about her grief?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Lala stumble in Part III after a particularly bad beating by Adan?
2. What huge secret is Tone keeping from Adan?
3. What does Tone remember most about Lala from their youth?
4. What incident prompts Adan's first beating by his Auntie Petra?
5. How does Lala get the money for Baby's funeral?
6. What is Adan fixated on, strangely, after Baby's funeral?
7. What happens to Tone in his youth that generates great anguish and anger in him afterwards?
8. How does Mira feel after Peter's children leave with their mother, Peter's first wife?
9. What story does Adan start telling just between himself and Lala about Baby's death?
10. Why is Tone sent to jail as a youngster?
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