Brown Girl, Brownstones Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Brown Girl, Brownstones Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Silla tell her daughters that she did as a child?
(a) Drank rum.
(b) Worked in the fields.
(c) Wove cloth.
(d) Shined shoes.

3. In Book 2, Pastorale, what does Selina ask to do with her best friend?
(a) Spend the afternoon at Coney Island.
(b) Go to Prospect Park.
(c) Look for her father.
(d) Visit a boy.

4. In Book 3, when she attends the wedding, which of the following does Selina mentally picture herself as being in relation to the bow on her head?
(a) A unicorn with his horn.
(b) A queen with a crown.
(c) Athena in her flowing gowns.
(d) Holding up the world at last.

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

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

7. What gift does Deighton have for Selina after cashing the land sale check?
(a) Hair ribbon.
(b) A puppy.
(c) New shoes.
(d) A gift certificate to the bookstore.

8. What do Selina's parents argue about frequently?
(a) About where to send Selina to school.
(b) About what to do with the land in Barbados.
(c) About whether they should go back to Barbados.
(d) About whether to have another baby.

9. What does Selina wish for on her 15th birthday?
(a) For a new best friend.
(b) For a new home.
(c) For her parents to be happy together.
(d) For a boyfriend.

10. How do others react when Selina tries to tell them about her mother's plan to sell her father's land?
(a) They do not listen to her.
(b) They tell her that it is not any of her business.
(c) They tell her father.
(d) They tell her mother.

11. How old is Selina at the opening of the book?
(a) Sixteen (16).
(b) Eight (8).
(c) Twelve (12).
(d) Ten (10).

12. How does Selina feel when she realizes that her mother has not told her about the facts of life?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Betrayed.

13. What happens to Deighton at the mattress factory?
(a) He gets fired.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He causes a riot.
(d) His arm is injured in the machinery.

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

15. After accounting, what does Deighton decide to do for a living?
(a) Play the trumpet.
(b) Drive trolleys.
(c) Become a policeman.
(d) Play the piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Selina and Beryl argue about in Book 2?

2. What does Selina see at the park in Book 2?

3. What is the name of Beryl's father?

4. In Book 3, what are the names of Silla's two friends who visit her to talk about church?

5. What will the children at Miss Thompson's do when it is time for bed?

(see the answer keys)

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