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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Pastorale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beryl do to comfort Selina after they argue at the park?
(a) She buys her candy.
(b) She holds her close.
(c) She rubs her feet.
(d) She brushes her hair.

2. What does Selina think that her mother wishes that she were?
(a) Older, so that she could work.
(b) Smarter.
(c) Taller.
(d) A boy.

3. Why is Silla not happy about Deighton's good news?
(a) Because she worries that he will squander his inheritance.
(b) Because she does not want more children.
(c) Because she thinks that he will kill her.
(d) Because she is afraid that money is evil.

4. What does Mary think that Maritze's focus should be?
(a) Finding a new home.
(b) Making more friends.
(c) Getting a job.
(d) Finding a husband.

5. What does Beryl tell Selina will happen to her if she does not menstruate by the time that she turns 20 years of age?
(a) That she will lose her hair.
(b) That she will be shunned.
(c) That she will die.
(d) That she will get fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what is Deighton's latest idea for making money?

2. What does Selina do as Beryl comforts her at the park in Book 2?

3. Why are the children at Miss Thompson's hungry?

4. Where do people in the story go for fun on a Saturday night?

5. What does Miss Thompson do for a living?

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