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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does G. feel it best to be separated for a day from what he found on the beach?
(a) It confuses him.
(b) So it doesn't hurt him.
(c) It would mean more to him.
(d) It is too bright.

2. How does the old woman feel at first about the landlord having chosen to speak to her in Chapter 8?
(a) She feels pleased.
(b) She feels looked down upon.
(c) She feels annoyed.
(d) She feels very sad.

3. When Pa speaks about tribes, what do some tribes have that others do not?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Gods.
(c) Silver.
(d) Families.

4. What happens to the families shipped to the islands from Africa?
(a) They get split up.
(b) They are adopted by the white people.
(c) They are brought over together.
(d) They are killed one by one.

5. Where is Ma having pain?
(a) Her ribs.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her stomach.
(d) Her legs.

6. What is the name of the colorful dish that G.'s mother cooks for him on his last evening in Barbados?
(a) Callalloo.
(b) Stuffed crab.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Shrimp.

7. According to Pa, what is "price" equal to?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Silver.
(c) Power.
(d) Gold.

8. G. has become attached to the first assistant who was mentoring him. G. gets the feeling that he will see him for the last time just before he gets a confirmation of a job offer. What job offer does G. receive?
(a) Joining the village police.
(b) Teaching in Trinidad.
(c) Writing poetry for a publisher.
(d) Teaching in America.

9. What is it that Bob's father and Mr. Foster cannot bear to listen to in Mr. Foster's house as the men try to talk about the meaning of the fighting?
(a) Miss Foster's crying.
(b) Bob's yelling.
(c) The rioters coming.
(d) Music.

10. Who is the main protagonist in Chapter 10?
(a) Ma.
(b) Pa.
(c) The landlord.
(d) Mr. Slime.

11. What does Trumper discover in America that is of great importance to him?
(a) Paul Robeson.
(b) That there is democracy.
(c) That he misses Barbados.
(d) That he is of the Negro race.

12. In Chapter 13, what does the head teacher say he would offer to do for Pa?
(a) Give Pa a part-time job.
(b) Buy Pa's house.
(c) Get Mr. Slime to let Pa stay in his house.
(d) Let Pa live with him.

13. What happens to a lot of trees in the village?
(a) They are felled.
(b) Lightning hits them.
(c) There is a forest fire.
(d) People use them for firewood.

14. What is the value of people in Africa according to Pa?
(a) 400 British pounds.
(b) Five whites to one black man.
(c) A certain amount of silver.
(d) Beyond any price.

15. What is going on in the city in Chapter 9 that the village is in fear of?
(a) Murders.
(b) Drunken parties.
(c) Open-air preaching.
(d) Rioting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the shoemaker begin to cry in front of his friends?

2. What happens to Ma at the end of Chapter 10?

3. The old woman thinks she knows how the landlord feels towards the villagers. What feeling is predominant?

4. What field of work do Bob and Boy Blue both enter?

5. What is considered by the white man to be the best of Africa's produce?

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