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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. In Chapter 5, where did the Sinclairs move?
(a) Bogue Heights.
(b) Pit Four.
(c) Retirement.
(d) Granville.

2. How old was Lij when he tried to stop Howard from whipping Sinclair over a pair of sneakers?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

3. How long had Howard been back from Japan when Sinclair entered seventh grade?
(a) 3 1/2 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 1/2 years.

4. When Sinclair was 16, what was the publication where she submitted three of her poems?
(a) Jamaica Observer.
(b) Journal of West Indian Literature.
(c) Literary Magazine.
(d) The Carribbean Writer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sinclair when she first went to America?

2. Who helped Esther cut Sinclair's hair?

3. When did Sinclair's parents meet?

4. What type of accent did the Old Poet have who Sinclair visited in Chapter 19?

5. What was the name of a seamstress the Sinclair visited in Awful Gully?

(see the answer key)

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