Green Days by the River Test

English Literature Test
(Chapters 1-12)
1. Correctly match the character on the left to the corresponding character/situation on the right. Mr. Gidharee leader of the group of teenage boys
Shell instantly made friends with Mrs. Lammy
Lennard had asthma and was very sick
Rosalie Indian who owned plantation land
Mrs. Gidharee plump girl who was also a good dancer
Mr. Lammy believed in God and prayed for Mr. Lammy
Joan recently moved to Pierre Hill
Mrs. Lammy pretty ‘dougla’ girl from the area

2. Answer each question below correctly by circling either T for True of F for False.
a) Joan was from Sangre Grande. T F
b) Mr. Lammy was sick with tuberculosis. T F
c) Joe was madly in love with Rosalie and showed it. T F
d) Mr. Gidharee owned 6 big Tobago dogs. T F
e) Shell was sixteen years old. T F
f) Mrs. Gidharee was Indian. T F
g) Joe introduced Shell to Joan. T F
h) Shell was accustomed to drinking alcohol. T F
i) Shell first met Joan under the cashew tree T F
j) At the Discovery Fair both Shell and Lennard dressed to impress Rosalie. T F
k) Shell was afraid to wash his face and hands in the river because of alligators. T F
l) When his mother invited him to pray for his father, Shell refused. T F
m) Mr. Lammy is taken to the Colonial Hospital in Port-of-Spain. T F
n) Rosalie openly flirts with Shell by cashew tree, lifting her skirt above her knees. T F

3. Two instances occur in the first 12 chapters on the book where it is hinted to the reader that Mr. Gidharee is fearless and capable of violence.

a) Describe these two instances in the novel.
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b) Describe Shell’s reaction in both these instances.
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4. In the first 12 chapters there are circumstances that begin to unfold which begins to force Shell to give up his childhood and step into early adult hood. He makes a decision to take on responsibility for his family. What decision does he make in chapter 10 that he tells Mr. Gidharee about?
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5. Give two (2) examples in the novel that highlights Shell’s confusion as he begins to mature.
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6. Shell begins to have feelings for two (2) girls in the novel. What are the names of these two girls? ____________________________________________________________________
a) State two (2) differences between these girls. ________________________________________
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