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

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

3. What type of ice cream does Cecily like?
(a) Grapenut.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Mango.
(d) Vanilla.

4. How old is Merleen?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

5. What year is it at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1960.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Pao compare Gloria to in Chapter 9?

2. What mineral is discovered in Jamaica in the 1950s?

3. How old is Esther when Gloria asks Pao to do something about Esther's schooling?

4. Where was Norman Manley educated?

5. How much was the going price per ton for the mineral discovered in Jamaica in the 1950s?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pao rationalize his daily visits to Gloria's house?

3. Why does Zhang say that the Jamaicans riot?

4. How does Pao indicate to Sergeant Brown that they have a bond?

5. What were some of the subjects that Gloria and her friends talked about when Pao first came to dinner?

6. Why doesn't Finley want to hire Samuels?

7. Describe the priest that Fay begins seeing.

8. What goals were Manley and Bustamante working for?

9. How did Pao describe Jamaica when he first saw it?

10. What does Clifton Brown help Pao arrange for Miss Cicely to do in Chapter 13?

(see the answer keys)

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