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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of her father's albums would Sinclair help make bootleg copies?
(a) Rocking You.
(b) Real McKoy.
(c) Let Your Blessings Flow.
(d) Love Jah.

2. What was the name of a seamstress the Sinclair visited in Awful Gully?
(a) Primrose.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Daisy.

3. What type of tree did Shannon climb in the school yard?
(a) Dogwood.
(b) Ackee.
(c) Logwood.
(d) Mango.

4. How many students were in Sinclair's seventh grade class at St. James College?
(a) 22.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 17.

5. Why did Cassandra not return to St. James College?
(a) She got pregnant.
(b) She cheated on an exam.
(c) Her family moved.
(d) She stole something.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what game did Howard and Esther often play?

2. What poet did the Old Poet think Sinclair would read when she tired of Plath?

3. Where would the girls at St. James who were wealthy go shopping whenever they felt like it?

4. In Chapter 16, how old was Shari when she was still breastfeeding?

5. How long had Howard been back from Japan when Sinclair entered seventh grade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Howard was beating Sinclair because she told her mother she did not like a pair of sneakers?

2. What was Howard's response when Sinclair asked him about a man in the neighborhood who was beating his wife?

3. Who was Aunt Nicey, and how did she treat Howard?

4. Who was Cassandra, and what happened to her?

5. What conversation did Sincalir have with Mrs. Pinnock regarding her hair?

6. Why did Sinclair have to quit modeling?

7. How was Sinclair able to get her broken tooth fixed?

8. What happened when Sinclair and her siblings ate green cherries?

9. How did Howard react when Sinclair and Esther told him about the henna incident?

10. Why did Esther and Sinclair go to America in 2003?

(see the answer keys)

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