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

2. Where would the girls at St. James who were wealthy go shopping whenever they felt like it?
(a) Aruba.
(b) Kingston.
(c) Montserrat.
(d) Miami.

3. In Chapter 13, what game did Howard and Esther often play?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Mahjongg.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Rummy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Sinclair invited to read Silver for the prime minister at the National Youth Awards Ceremony?

2. What online encyclopedia came on the first computer the Sinclairs owned?

3. Who was the only friend that Sinclair had at the time her father told her to leave home and not come back?

4. When Sinclair started having sessions with the Old Poet, how many poems would she memorize in a week?

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

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