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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 2," who is the first person Christopher speaks to when he arrives at Paul's house?
(a) Paul.
(b) Charles.
(c) Mavis.
(d) Evelyn.

2. Why does Christopher's grandmother tear her handkerchief in half?
(a) To sew something new.
(b) To share it.
(c) To comfort her.
(d) No one knows.

3. In "Chapter 1," what is in the house?
(a) Dangerous animals.
(b) Money.
(c) White men.
(d) Illegal drugs.

4. In "Chapter 1," what name is given to the land the soldiers travel through?
(a) White land.
(b) Cockpit country.
(c) Ruin rumbles.
(d) New Jamaica.

5. Why does Miss Mattie's granddaughter feel drawn to help others?
(a) Because it is her punishment.
(b) Because her grandmother did the same.
(c) Because her boyfriend enjoys it.
(d) Because she wants to make up for her sins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men in "Chapter 1" get their weapons?

2. What frightens Christopher after his grandmother's death?

3. What do the people in the back of the truck think of themselves, in "Chapter 1"?

4. In "Chapter 1," why does the narrator say the men and women in the truck claimed a piece of land?

5. In "Chapter 1," what do the soldiers see as a sign of the decline of civilization?

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