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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jennie believe Clare was left in the United States?
(a) Because of her skin color.
(b) Jennie doesn't know why.
(c) Because she was beautiful.
(d) Because she was smart.

2. When Kitty has a flashback in "Chapter 3," what does she remember waking her up at night?
(a) Barking dogs.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) Crying children.

3. What does Boy's girlfriend suggest to Jennie, in "Chapter 4"?
(a) That she learn a useful trade.
(b) That she meet an American man.
(c) That she spend less money on herself.
(d) That she try to become more American.

4. Where are the words "no telephone to heaven" painted?
(a) On a truck.
(b) On a billboard.
(c) On a government building.
(d) On a shack.

5. Whose face is on the notes used at the laundry?
(a) Mrs. White.
(b) An old man.
(c) Two children.
(d) Kitty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event happens before Kitty and Boy leave for the United States?

3. What question does the author ask, at the end of "Chapter 7"?

4. In "Chapter 6," how does Bobby react when Clare says she is going to get food in the middle of the night?

5. In "Chapter 1," where does the narrator say the soldiers sleep?

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