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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The War, Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of job do most immigrant women in the story have?
(a) Cleaning houses.
(b) Doing laundry.
(c) Waitressing.
(d) Raising chickens.

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

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

4. What does Selina find out when she returns home that Monday evening after her father has cashed the check from the land sale?
(a) She finds out that her mother is still waiting for her father.
(b) She finds out that the neighbors have moved out.
(c) She finds out that her father has gambled the money away.
(d) She finds out that her mother has left.

5. What is one of the main issues that the Boyce family faces?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Racism.
(c) Floods.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Silla react to Deighton's return following his trip to the bank to cash the check?

2. After accounting, what does Deighton decide to do for a living?

3. Where does Silla get a new job in Book 3?

4. What is the relationship between Suggie and Selina?

5. In Book 1, Chapter 3, why does the other man think that Deighton will not make money at his latest venture?

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