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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 was the regular client Tone was with the night Baby died?

2. When does Sergeant Beckles first meet the Queen of Sheba?

3. Where had Adan gotten his facial scar?

4. Which neighbor of Adan's is convinced he is a bad seed?

5. Why does Lala pretend to be sleeping in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who teaches Adan the ins and outs of a life of crime?

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

5. Why does Tone feel partially responsible for Baby's death?

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

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

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

9. How does Mira feel after Peter's children leave with their mother, Peter's first wife?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Wilma wants Lala to understand from her story about the one-armed sister early in the novel? What is the actual effect of this story on Lala? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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

Why is it so important to Lala, Wilma, and Adan to have a large and lavish funeral for Baby, and what does this preference indicate about Barbadian culture? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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