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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clive say about mothers?

2. How does Selina display her grief for her father?

3. Why does Selina refer to Silla as Hitler?

4. What are Selina's plans at the end of the book?

5. Who is not in the audience at Selina's dance recital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Selina finally leave Clive?

2. How does Selina know that her father is truly lost to her family?

3. What does Mrs. Benton think about Selina?

4. What does Selina think about the Association?

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

6. Why is Silla upset with Deighton's adoration of Father Peace?

7. Why does Selina call her mother "Hitler"?

8. In Book 3, Chapters 8-10, what is the basis that Silla relies on to blame Deighton for the death of their son?

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

10. Why does Selina go to her first Association meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character maintains the best and most useful and productive attitude toward the life that they lead? Make a case for your choice, and support with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Miss Thompson's role in the book. What character(s) can be contrasted or compared to her? Connect your comparison or contrast if any, to a major theme within the book.

Essay Topic 3

What is the pivotal moment in Selina's life that changes her entire future? Is there more than one? Define Selina's pivotal moments, and analyze how they change her.

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