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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What year did Hurricane Gilbert demolish the house at White House?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1986.

3. How long had Sinclair's father been gone to Japan when she and her siblings went to visit their grandmother Pauline?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) About 4 weeks.
(d) Less than 2 weeks.

4. How many children did Esther have in the four years they lived at White House?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. When did the government raid Pinnacle and take their 500 acres and their money?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1955.

6. Where did Auntie Audrey and Sinclair's cousin Jason move?
(a) Denver.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Miami.

7. In the Prologue, where were Sinclair and her family living?
(a) Islington.
(b) Bickersteth.
(c) Reading.
(d) Hopewell.

8. What was the name of the first girl Sinclair met at St. James College?
(a) Megan.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Shannon.
(d) Linda.

9. When were Rasta children first permitted to attend public schools?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1990s.

10. How old was Sinclair the first time she disobeyed her father and walked into the sea by herself?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

11. How old was Sinclair's grandmother, Pauline, when she became pregnant with Sinclair's father, Howie?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

12. About how many lived at the Pinnacle commune?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 2,500.

13. When did Sinclair and her siblings sing with their father on stage for the first time?
(a) September 1992.
(b) July 1992.
(c) June 1992.
(d) August 1992.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Esther always smoke when she did housework?

2. How far were SInclair and her family living from the place where she was born in the Prologue?

3. In Chapter 5, where did the Sinclairs move?

4. How many Rastas when police tried to evict them from Coral Gardens in 1963?

5. How old was Sinclair when she could no longer wear pants or shorts and had to wear dresses or skirts?

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