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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. Who does Zhang think that Pao should marry?
(a) Gloria.
(b) A Chinese girl.
(c) A Jamaican girl.
(d) Cicely.

2. In 1961, how many English-speaking Caribbean islands are there?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

3. What did Dr. and Mrs. Morrison name the baby they adopted?
(a) Philip.
(b) John.
(c) Andrew.
(d) James.

4. Where is the bar where Pao and Finley meet an American sergeant to talk business?
(a) Windward Road.
(b) North St.
(c) Mission Road.
(d) South St.

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

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. What color skirt does Esther wear for her school uniform?

4. At what time of day would Cecily have Earl Grey tea, tin salmon and cucumber sandwiches, and sponge cake served?

5. What does Pao drink with Brown after they agree to work together?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Pao and Henry Wong become business partners?

2. How does Chin introduce Sergeant Brown for the Wholesale Provision Merchants' Association?

3. Describe the priest that Fay begins seeing.

4. How does Pao find a way to meet the Wongs?

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

6. What goals were Manley and Bustamante working for?

7. Who is Henry Wong?

8. What happens to the waitress who is with Helena Meacham when Helena murders the boys?

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

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

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