View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue to Part I: Chapter 5, Bettah Must Come.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many rooms did the Sinclairs rent in Chapter 5?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What did Sinclair's mother do to supplement the family's income?
(a) Made candy.
(b) Made almond drops.
(c) Fished.
(d) Wove baskets.

3. How long was the coastline that the village of White House had?
(a) 1/2 mile.
(b) 1/4 mile.
(c) 1/3 mile.
(d) 3/4 mile.

4. In Chapter 1, how many Rasta bredren had overrun Kingston's Palisadoes Airport?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 50.

5. What year did Chapter 1 take place?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1971.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rasta folklore, how many white doves burst from the clouds as Haile Selassie's plane appeared?

2. When did Sinclair's parents meet?

3. How long after Howie and Esther met did they move into a small commune with other Rastas?

4. How much money did Howie's mother give him when she and the family moved away and told him he could not come with them?

5. What year did Hurricane Gilbert demolish the house at White House?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 139 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample