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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 23, Jezebel to Part IV: Chapter 29, I Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many students were in Sinclair's seventh grade class at St. James College?
(a) 15.
(b) 22.
(c) 8.
(d) 17.

2. Who told Sinclair not to walk the grounds of St. James College before school started?
(a) Mr. WIlson.
(b) Mrs. Newnham.
(c) Mr. Roberts.
(d) Mrs. Pinnock.

3. In Chapter 7, how old was the girl who shadowed Sinclair all morning and who taunted his about lice?
(a) 4th grade.
(b) 5th grade.
(c) 7th grade.
(d) 6th grade.

4. Who led the Nobel Laureate's poetry workshop Sinclair was invited to attend in Chapter 25?
(a) Harry Martinson.
(b) Kenzaburō Ōe.
(c) Pablo Neruda.
(d) Derek Walcott.

5. In 1963, how many Rastas were dragged from their homes, imprisoned, and tortured?
(a) About 230.
(b) More than 150.
(c) 140.
(d) 190.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sinclair's toes become covered with when the imagined a scene where she followed her father's footsteps?

2. What color uniforms did the maids wear at Rashmi's house?

3. How old was Lij when he tried to stop Howard from whipping Sinclair over a pair of sneakers?

4. How long had Howard been back from Japan when Sinclair entered seventh grade?

5. What book did Esther give Sinclair after Sinclair deliberately stepped on a nail?

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