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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which department of the newspaper office does Queenie work?
(a) Local News.
(b) Culture.
(c) World News.
(d) Politics.

2. What is the name of the newspaper for which Queenie writes?
(a) The Daily Read.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Globe.
(d) The Daily Mirror.

3. While at the fireworks display, Queenie tells the reader that "Cassandra was the first" what kind of person she had "ever met" (90)?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Ghanaian.
(c) Real estate agent.
(d) Russian.

4. What objects does Queenie describe as those she is "determined to carry through life with [her]" (37)?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Stuffed animals.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Books.

5. When Queenie wakes up to find Tom in their apartment, he tells her that they have to break up because of what reason?
(a) She does not communicate with him.
(b) He has found someone else.
(c) He is too old for her.
(d) She is too good for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Queenie have rough sex in Chapter 6?

2. At what time of night does Queenie begin to pack up her belongings in Chapter 1?

3. How many "hospital staff are [staring] quizzically at the ultrasound" (3) when Queenie asks if they would like to ask the janitor to take a peek?

4. Whose presence at the hospital is meant to be calming, but turns out to be anxiety-inducing?

5. From which country did Queenie's mother come to the United Kingdom?

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