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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. How much older than Sinclair was the scholarship student named Cassandra?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) A year.

2. How long was Cassandra missing from school before Sinclair noticed?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 8 days.
(d) A month.

3. Where was Reina from, who visited the Sinclairs?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Japan.
(c) Denver.
(d) Thailand.

4. How many students attended St. James College the first year Sinclair went there?
(a) 100.
(b) 35.
(c) 55.
(d) 75.

5. What color belt did Howard use to beat his children?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color belt did a Canadian friend give Howard?

2. During Sinclairs first reading, how much older were the men who also read with her in a packed Kingston auditorium?

3. When Sinclair imagined following her father's footsteps in Chapter 12, what did she imagine brushed her feet as she walked?

4. How old was Sinclair when she was in her final year at St. James College?

5. How much land surrounded St. James College?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sinclair decide that she would never be her father's perfect Rasta daughter?

2. How were Sinclair and her siblings allowed to go to Doctor's Cave?

3. What advice did Esther give Sinclair when the Old Poet fondled her at an award ceremony?

4. What did Shannon tell Sinclair about the altercation Sinclair had with Mrs. Pinnock about henna?

5. How did Sinclair and her siblings always have a lunch to eat at school?

6. How did Sinclair feel after Mrs. Newnham suggested she write down what she was feeling?

7. Who were some of Sinclair's classmates when she started seventh grade at St. James College?

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

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

10. Why did Sinclair have to quit modeling?

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