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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. Which of the following is Selina warned not to do by Clive?
(a) Go away.
(b) Learn to dance.
(c) Quit school.
(d) Become Bohemian.

2. Which of the following career types does Silla want Selina to pursue after college?
(a) Educational.
(b) Political.
(c) Legal.
(d) Medical.

3. What does Clive's mother do to his paintings?
(a) She hangs them in her house.
(b) She sells them.
(c) She throws them in the street.
(d) She burns them.

4. In Book 4, whom of the following does Selina spend a lot of time with despite that person having lost the ability to talk?
(a) Suggie.
(b) Beryl.
(c) Miss Mary.
(d) Ina.

5. At the end of Book 3, what does Silla do when she realizes that Deighton will not be returning?
(a) She turns him in as an illegal immigrant.
(b) She moves to another state with her daughters.
(c) She orders Selina to never visit her father again.
(d) She tries to kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Selina call for assistance in finding a job at the end of the book?

2. What other momentous event happens on the same day that Selina learns about her father's death?

3. Which of the following does Ina state that she does not want?

4. What does Suggie do after Miss Mary dies?

5. Which of the following causes Selina to run out of the room at the party after the dance recital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Selina's experience with the Modern Dance Club reinforce Clive's belief that the White people who belong to it are racists?

2. Why does Selina seclude herself and refuse to go out following her father's death?

3. As Selina gains more life experience with other mothers such as Clive's and Mrs. Benton, what does she realize?

4. What does Selina think about the Association?

5. What does Selina think about Ina making her engagement announcement in a less than excited way?

6. What does Mrs. Benton think about Selina?

7. Why does Selina finally leave Clive?

8. How does Selina's manner of dress following her father's death reflect her inner emotional state?

9. What does Selina think upon meeting Clive's mother?

10. Why is Selina mistaken in trying so hard to promote Clive's art?

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