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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Sinclair started wearing dreadlocks, how long was it before she would comb her hair again?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) More than a decade.
(d) Over a dozen years.

2. How old was Sinclair's father when he first twisted his hair into dreadlocks?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

3. How many Rastas when police tried to evict them from Coral Gardens in 1963?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. How old was Sinclair when she could no longer wear pants or shorts and had to wear dresses or skirts?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

5. What game would Sinclair and her siblings often play at Grandmother Pauline's house?
(a) Dominoes.
(b) Chinese checkers.
(c) Mahjongg.
(d) Chess.

6. What was the name of the girl Sinclair befriended when she was in fifth grade?
(a) Louise.
(b) Monique.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Dominique.

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

8. How long were the visas that the record label could grant Howard and his band?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 months.

9. What type of shoes did Esther give Ummy, a student in her classes?
(a) Reebok.
(b) Converse.
(c) Adudas,
(d) Nike.

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

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

12. How old was Haile Selassie when he visited Jamaica in 1966?
(a) 68.
(b) 81.
(c) 59.
(d) 74.

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

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

15. How much was tuition a term at St. James College?
(a) $8,000.
(b) $19,000.
(c) $22,000.
(d) $35,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were Sinclair and her siblings when they smoked their first spliff?

2. In 1963, how many Rastas were dragged from their homes, imprisoned, and tortured?

3. About how many lived at the Pinnacle commune?

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

5. How long had Sinclair's father been gone to Japan when she and her siblings went to visit their grandmother Pauline?

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