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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. What does Rosa do to help Mira in Chapter 19?

2. How does Sergeant Beckles live, as Jones describes it in Chapter 16?

3. Who does Mira confess some details about her feelings about her affair to?

4. Who is Dr. Thompson's daugther?

5. Who does Esme eventually marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Esme, Lala's mother, die?

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

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

5. What problems did Mira and Peter have just before Peter's death?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jones describe the history of Lala's and Tone's relationship and their feelings for each other? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Jones describe daily life for women in Barbados like Lala, Wilma, Esme, and the Queen of Sheba? What are some of the most significant challenges, dangers, and barriers to their being able to reach their full potential? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of Mira Whalen's most significant regrets following her husband Peter's death, and how does Mira handle the trauma of that event in its immediate aftermath? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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