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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 15, Book of Esther to Part III: Chapter 22, Coven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Sinclair when Shari was born?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

2. When was Shari Makeda born?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) August.
(d) June.

3. What type of accent did the Old Poet have who Sinclair visited in Chapter 19?
(a) Barbadian.
(b) Jamaican.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) West Indies.

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

5. How long was Howard's recording contract in Chapter 8?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 years.
(c) 30 months.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the first girl Sinclair met at St. James College?

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

3. During Sinclairs first reading, how much older were the men who also read with her in a packed Kingston auditorium?

4. At the time Sinclair's parents visited the Old Poet's house, how long had Sinclair been studying with him?

5. What was the first Sylvia Plath poem that Sinclair read?

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