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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days are spent celebrating the first independence day?
(a) 5.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

2. How did Milton's father die?
(a) House fire.
(b) Run down by a drunk Englishman.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Drowned.

3. What is Sergeant Brown's first name?
(a) Clifton.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Brian.
(d) Robert.

4. What game does Henry Wong play regularly on Barry Street?
(a) Mah-jongg.
(b) Chess.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Bingo.

5. What is Pao's mother's name?
(a) Meiling.
(b) Liling.
(c) Luli.
(d) Meihui.

6. In what school does Gloria enroll Esther?
(a) Alpha Academy.
(b) St. George.
(c) St. Andrew.
(d) Immaculate.

7. How old is Pao when he is in complete control of Chinatown?
(a) 25.
(b) 21.
(c) 23.
(d) 31.

8. In Chapter 1, what day of the week does Gloria tell Pao that he can come over?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

9. What do Hampton, Judge, and Pao like to eat at their shop?
(a) Shrimp.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Popcorn.
(d) Oysters.

10. How much was the going price per ton for the mineral discovered in Jamaica in the 1950s?
(a) $2.45.
(b) $5.75.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

11. What are the kids drinking when Pao goes to the Chinese Athletic Club?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Tea.
(c) Kool-Aid.
(d) Juice.

12. What is the name of Cecily Wong's servant who is supposed to gather mangoes from under a tree?
(a) Wyatt.
(b) David.
(c) Edmond.
(d) Peter.

13. What was the rank of the man who got Merleen pregnant?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Major.
(d) Captain.

14. At what time of day would Cecily have Earl Grey tea, tin salmon and cucumber sandwiches, and sponge cake served?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

15. After Pao and Fay come home to Matthews Lane, for how many weeks does Pao put up with Fay's crying before he talks to her about it?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress is the woman wearing who appears in the doorway in Chapter 1?

2. Who tells Pao that Gloria has left the Thursday after Pao tells her about his marriage?

3. Where was Norman Manley educated?

4. What name was Pao given when he came to Jamaica?

5. What is Meacham's daughter's name?

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