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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what part of New York does the Boyce family live?
(a) Little Italy.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

2. Why are the children at Miss Thompson's hungry?
(a) Because they do not have a mother.
(b) Because they refused to beg for food.
(c) Because they do not know how to cook.
(d) Because their mother Is out at a party.

3. What does Ina tell her mother that her father plans to do?
(a) Move back to the island.
(b) Divorce her.
(c) Move west.
(d) Have a son.

4. Who is not in the Boyce family photograph?
(a) Silla.
(b) Selina.
(c) The son.
(d) Ina.

5. Why is Book 2 called Pastorale?
(a) Because it takes place in a pasture.
(b) Because the pastor preaches a sermon in Book 2.
(c) Because the girls listen to a concert where a pastorale is performed.
(d) Because it has elements of nature: the park, the zoo, and talk about babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Selina daydream about when her parents fight?

2. How does Miss Thompson like to spend her money?

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

4. Who is Vergie?

5. What does Selina's mother bring home from work for Selina?

(see the answer key)

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