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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did Esther give Sinclair after Sinclair deliberately stepped on a nail?
(a) Poems of a Child's World.
(b) The Oxford Illustrated Book of Children's Poems.
(c) A Child's Book of Poems.
(d) The Random House Book of Poetry for Children.

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

3. While Howard was in Japan, what were Sinclair and her siblings infected with?
(a) Barber disease.
(b) Shingles.
(c) Folliculitis.
(d) Scalp warts.

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

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

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

7. How old was Esther when she became pregnant?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 20.
(d) 22.

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

9. In Chapter 9, what type of leaves did SInclair rake and Lij and Ife make into leaf piles?
(a) Ackee.
(b) Mango.
(c) Dogwood.
(d) Ramoon.

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

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

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

13. In Chapter 4, how many nights a week would Howie travel to the resorts to play his guitar?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

15. At the end of the school year when Sinclair was nine, what did she get to ride at the school carnival?
(a) Pony.
(b) Mule.
(c) Horse.
(d) Elephant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much was tuition a term at St. James College?

3. After Sinclair and her siblings started wearing dreadlocks, what would Esther put on their hair?

4. In Chapter 1, how many Rasta bredren had overrun Kingston's Palisadoes Airport?

5. What word did Howard use to call Sinclair's crying when she lost a tooth when she was nine?

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