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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 5, what was the narrator's mother wearing on her head?
(a) Straw hat.
(b) Beret.
(c) Baseball cap.
(d) Scarf.

2. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 9, how old were the narrator's half brother and sister?
(a) 17 and 15.
(b) About 18 and around 13.
(c) 18 and 14.
(d) About 20 and maybe 15 or 16.

3. At the end of Early and Late, Chapter 1, what boxes did the narrator's family check on medical forms?
(a) Black and Hispanic.
(b) Black and Jamaican.
(c) Black and Asian.
(d) Black and Caucasian.

4. In Chapter 7 of Early and Late, what theater did Fred Astaire dance with his sister when he was in London?
(a) Adelphi Theater.
(b) Shaftesbury Theater.
(c) Dominion Theater.
(d) Apollo Theater.

5. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 10, what news did Tracey tell the narrator and her father?
(a) That she was going to a private school.
(b) That she was going to go to the narrator's school.
(c) That she won a dance contest.
(d) That she won an award in reading class.

6. When did the narrator meet Tracey?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1981.

7. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 3, how long did the narrator say it had been since she talked to Tracey?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 15 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

8. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 10, what was the name of the teacher of the narrator and Tracey's class?
(a) Mr. Davidson.
(b) Mr. Watkins.
(c) Mr. Sherman.
(d) Mr. Roberts.

9. In Early and Late, Chapter 6, where would Tracey's father go when things got too hot for him in the neighborhood?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Dominican Republic.

10. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 7, mostly what was the ethnic make up of the students at Tracey's school?
(a) Asian and African.
(b) Indian or Pakistani.
(c) Vietnamese and African.
(d) Chinese and African.

11. At the end of Early and Late, Chapter 2, who did the narrator escort to a sound check at the European Music Awards?
(a) Carly Simon.
(b) Whitney Houston.
(c) Mariah Carey.
(d) Celine Dion.

12. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 4, where would the parents smoke while their daughters were in dance class?
(a) In the graveyard.
(b) Under the loggia.
(c) Under the cherry trees.
(d) In the side yard.

13. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 2, how long had the narrator worked for Aimee?
(a) 8 years.
(b) About 5 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) Almost 7 years.

14. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 1, how many miles does the narrator do?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1 1/2.
(c) 2 1/2.
(d) 3.

15. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 6, how many toys could the narrator choose for Christmas presents?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 4, how long had it been since the narrator's father died?

2. In Early and Late, Chapter 2, where were the narrator's offices?

3. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 1, how old is Aimee's daughter Kara?

4. Where were the dance classes held that the narrator and Tracey attended in Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 2?

5. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 14, how often did Tracey go home after school to an empty flat?

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