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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The War, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Selina decide to do about her mother's plan to sell her father's land?
(a) Go to the factory and talk to her mother.
(b) Go to the police.
(c) Tell her father before her mother can do anything.
(d) Tell the priest so that he will convince her mother to stop.

2. Who finally listens to Selina's worries about Silla's plan to sell Deighton's land?
(a) Miss Mary.
(b) The priest.
(c) Miss Thompson.
(d) Suggie.

3. How does Deighton's mistress treat him?
(a) She does not judge him.
(b) She calls him names.
(c) She wants his money.
(d) She wants to marry him.

4. In Book 3, how does Silla carry out her plan to get money for a house?
(a) She forges her husband's signature and writes to his sister.
(b) She divorces her husband and marries another man.
(c) She kills her husband and inherits the land.
(d) She forces her husband to sell the land.

5. What does Silla think of Selina?
(a) That Selina will never amount to anything.
(b) That Selina is the cross that she has to bear.
(c) That Selina is her pride and joy.
(d) That Selina should be sent away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Selina feel when she realizes that her mother has not told her about the facts of life?

2. Who does Deighton see on his way to visit his mistress?

3. What does Miss Thompson do for a living?

4. Which of the following is the year in which the opening of the book is set?

5. How old is Selina at the opening of the book?

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