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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 late was Sinclair for a meeting with Derek Wolcott for lunch?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 10 minuts.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 25 minutes.

2. In Chapter 9, what did Howard do when he was not playing hotel gigs?
(a) Long prayers.
(b) Long walks.
(c) Yardwork.
(d) Indoctrinating the children.

3. How many years before Sinclair did William Blake die?
(a) About 180.
(b) 194.
(c) 211.
(d) Nearly 170.

4. In Chapter 27, how long did it take Sinclair and Shari to pack their bags after Lij arrived and threatened their father?
(a) Less than 10 minutes.
(b) About 15 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

5. When Esther was teaching at Reading Prep, how much did it cost to take the taxi to school and home for a week?
(a) $200
(b) $175.
(c) $225.
(d) $150.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sinclair and her siblings sing with their father on stage for the first time?

2. What game would Sinclair and her siblings often play at Grandmother Pauline's house?

3. How old was Ife when she and the other children ate green cherries and were beaten for the act?

4. When Sinclair imagined following her father's footsteps in Chapter 12, what did she imagine brushed her feet as she walked?

5. How old was Shari when she wanted to get rid of her dreadlocks?

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