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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Selina dance at the wedding?
(a) Beryl.
(b) Ina.
(c) An old man.
(d) Deighton.

2. What type of mood does Silla have on that Monday morning as Deighton is leaving to go to the bank to cash his check?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Loving.

3. In Book 1, Chapter 3, what do Suggie and her date drink?
(a) Gin.
(b) Milk.
(c) Soda.
(d) Rum.

4. When Suggie gives Selina some rum to drink in Book 2, what does she tell Selina that the rum will do to her?
(a) Turn her into a sexy woman.
(b) Turn her into a summer woman.
(c) Turn her into a forgetful woman.
(d) Turn her into a happy woman.

5. In Book 3, what is Silla's reaction after hearing her father reminisce about courting her mother?
(a) She wonders whether her father is making up the stories that he is telling.
(b) She thinks that her father is crazy.
(c) She wonders whether she will ever find a husband.
(d) She has a hard time believing that her mother had ever been young and dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following phrase best describes the relationship between Deighton and Silla?

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

3. Why did parents avoid teaching their daughters about sex in the early part of the 20th Century?

4. How many siblings does Beryl have?

5. What happens when Deighton tries to apply for an accounting job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Selina uncomfortable in Book 2 when she sees the couple making out in the park ?

2. What wish does Selina make on her 15th birthday; and why does she regret it?

3. Why does Silla want to sell the land that her husband has inherited in Barbados so badly?

4. Why do you think that Deighton is seeking out a mistress?

5. What is the main problem in Silla's and Deighton's marriage?

6. Miss Thompson's roommate has three little girls, but it is Miss Thompson who cares for them. Why is that?

7. How are Silla and Miss Thompson alike?

8. What event takes place in Book 3 that coincides with the beginning of World War II?

9. In Book 2, Beryl thinks that babies just pop out easily. What misinformation does she have about menstruation?

10. How do Deighton's actions support Silla's annoyances with him?

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