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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Rasta folklore, how many white doves burst from the clouds as Haile Selassie's plane appeared?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

4. When was Shari Makeda born?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) May.

5. What year were Sinclair's parents born?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1960.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. What was the first car that Howard bought?
(a) Isuzu.
(b) Toyota.
(c) Kia.
(d) Honda.

11. What did Esther always smoke when she did housework?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Mullein.
(c) Chamomile.
(d) Sage.

12. When did high fences go up near the village where Sinclair spent her early childhood to protect the hotels and airport?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1944.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what type of leaves did SInclair rake and Lij and Ife make into leaf piles?

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

3. What area of Montego Bay did the Sinclair's move to after they left Ms. Gordon's?

4. What was the name of the school Sinclair attended in Chapter 7?

5. How was Sinclair's mother hurt when she ran to save Sinclair when went into the water for the first time by herself and nearly drowned?

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