2. What was Sergeant Beckles' relationship with the Queen of Sheba like at first?
(a) Mutually affectionate.
(b) Symbiotic.
(c) Antagonistic.
(d) Indifferent on both sides.

3. What is one reason for Mira's extreme unhappiness in Chapter 19?
(a) She is broke.
(b) She is lonely and feels she has no real friends or family.
(c) She is trapped in the house by evil spirits, she believes.
(d) She is very ill.

4. Who does Lala approach on the beach after Adan beats her in Chapter 18?
(a) Wilma.
(b) Grayson and Mira.
(c) Sergeant Beckles.
(d) Tone.

5. Who comes up with the cover story that baby was kidnapped?
(a) Adan.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Tone.
(d) Wilma.

6. Who are two of Adan's friends he hangs out with after Baby's funeral?
(a) Shotta and Ragga.
(b) Ragga and Nebley.
(c) Fred and Hawley.
(d) Frieda and Barge.

7. Who is Wilma's employer?
(a) Mrs. Kennedy.
(b) Mr. Reeds.
(c) Mrs. Grayson.
(d) Mrs. Whalen.

8. Where does Adan get Lala's engagement ring?
(a) Farley's.
(b) Rigg's.
(c) Chinky's.
(d) Henley's.

9. Where is Baby's wake after the funeral?
(a) Mira's.
(b) Tone's.
(c) Wilma's.
(d) Adan's.

10. What type of woman is the Queen of Sheba to Sergeant Beckles?
(a) The type he would marry.
(b) The type he could kill.
(c) The type he would build a house for.
(d) The type he would ruin.

11. Which neighbor of Adan's is convinced he is a bad seed?
(a) Ms. Nancy.
(b) Ms. Jenny.
(c) Ms. Hattie.
(d) Ms. Haverford.

12. What does Lala sometimes chase after on the beach, thinking they are Baby?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Seals.
(d) Other children.

13. What is a major reason Esme does not really want to marry her fiance?
(a) He is bad to Lala.
(b) He is much younger.
(c) He is from America.
(d) He has no job.

14. What does Adan take from Dr. Thompson's daughter in Chapter 13?
(a) A french fry.
(b) A fried chicken leg.
(c) A flower.
(d) An apple.

15. How does Esme die?
(a) She is poisoned.
(b) She is hit by a car.
(c) She is killed by a man with a cutlass.
(d) She is shot.