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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 old is Meacham's daughter?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

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

3. Where did Milton's father die?
(a) In the Carribbean.
(b) Constant Spring Rd.
(c) At home.
(d) Hospital.

4. How many ribs did Marcia have broken when she was beaten?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. In Chapter 3, how often does Pao see Gloria?
(a) Once a month.
(b) 3 times a week.
(c) 4 times a month.
(d) Once a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gloria name her baby after?

2. Whose idea is it to invite Sergeant Brown to address the Wholesale Provision Merchants' Association?

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

4. In Chapter 11, where is the new police sergeant from?

5. What does Fay do with the ring that Pao buys her in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the 1940s, Kingston was bursting with U.S. sailors. Who visited Jamaica in the 1950s?

2. Why does Zhang say that the Jamaicans riot?

3. How did Gloria's relationship with Pao become personal rather than simply business?

4. How does Mr. Chin learn about his granddaughter's pregnancy and what does he do?

5. What does Gloria cook Pao when he comes to dinner for the first time at her house?

6. How does Pao get news about Fay and her family since Fay keeps running back home?

7. Describe Dr. Morrison's garden at the hospital.

8. Why doesn't Manley want Jamaica to leave the West Indies Federation and why does Busta want Jamaica to leave the Federation?

9. How does Fay treat Pao the week of their honeymoon?

10. Describe the priest that Fay begins seeing.

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