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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rejects Tone the day he gets out of jail?

2. Why does Tone wait and watch Lala's house in Chapter 17?

3. What is Tone's full name?

4. What does Lala sometimes chase after on the beach, thinking they are Baby?

5. Where does Lala first meet Adan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Adan fixated on, strangely, after Baby's funeral?

2. What do Tone and Lala often do together when they become friends as youngsters?

3. How does Lala get the money for Baby's funeral?

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

5. Who does Sergeant Beckles cheat on his wife with?

6. What are some reasons Lala does not leave Adan after he starts beating her?

7. What story does Adan start telling just between himself and Lala about Baby's death?

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

9. What does Tone show Lala that he has not shown to almost anyone else?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Sergeant Beckles's behavior indicate about the power and status of men in positions of authority in Barbados? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some similarities, and also some important differences, between Lala's and her mother Esme's paths in life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jones explain and describe the rapid disintegration of Tone's and Adan's relationship in the latter part of this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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