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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color dress is Gloria wearing on the Friday after she learns of Pao's engagement?
(a) Mauve.
(b) Red.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Blue.

2. Who helps Pao's mother make saltfish fritters?
(a) Tilly.
(b) Leann.
(c) Becca.
(d) Milly.

3. How many courses are served for dinner during Pao and Fay's honeymoon?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. What name was Pao given when he came to Jamaica?
(a) Peter Bryant.
(b) Michael Williams.
(c) Philip Young.
(d) Matthew Smythe.

5. How many ribs did Marcia have broken when she was beaten?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

6. What mineral is discovered in Jamaica in the 1950s?
(a) Lithium.
(b) Jadeite.
(c) Painite.
(d) Bauxite.

7. When does Zhang want to quit his business?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1943.

8. What is the name of Gloria's perfume?
(a) Deva.
(b) Khus Khus.
(c) Rabanne.
(d) Joop.

9. Who does Gloria name her baby after?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her godmother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

10. How many days are spent celebrating the first independence day?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

11. What year is it at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1939.

12. What is the name of Cecily Wong's servant who is supposed to gather mangoes from under a tree?
(a) Peter.
(b) Edmond.
(c) David.
(d) Wyatt.

13. What is the denomination of the church that Dr. Morrison attends?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Episcopal.
(d) Methodist.

14. Where did Cecily grow up?
(a) Catholic mission.
(b) Banana plantation.
(c) Kingston.
(d) Sugar plantation.

15. How many days was Bustamante in jail for the mayhem in North Parade?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress is the woman wearing who appears in the doorway in Chapter 1?

2. What does Fay do with the ring that Pao buys her in Chapter 12?

3. How old is the waitress who is with Meacham's daughter during the murders?

4. What time is dinner served every evening during Pao and Fay's honeymoon?

5. Who does Zhang think that Pao should marry?

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