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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 Suggie like to drink?
(a) Rum.
(b) Beer.
(c) Water.
(d) Milk.

2. When they get to the park, where do Beryl and Selina go?
(a) To the ice cream stand.
(b) To the clothing store.
(c) To the zoo.
(d) To the library.

3. Where do people in the story go for fun on a Saturday night?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Fulton Street.
(d) Central Park.

4. Who is Vergie?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A debt collector.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A nun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is not in the Boyce family photograph?

2. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what do Suggie and her date drink?

3. What is the relationship between Suggie and Selina?

4. Why is Book 2 called Pastorale?

5. What sets Miss Mary apart from the other tenants?

(see the answer key)

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