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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of a Rastaman Howard started meeting with at his weekly reasonings at Tafara Products in Chapter 22?
(a) Makeda.
(b) Jahdami.
(c) Zaditu.
(d) Kymani.

2. What time would Howard watch the news?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 6:30 p.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 6 p.m.

3. What color nail polish did the mothers of the American and Canadian students at St. James College usually wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Clear.
(c) Pink.
(d) White.

4. Where was Reina from, who visited the Sinclairs?
(a) Denver.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Japan.
(d) Chicago.

5. What was the name of a movie a girl watched at St. James College that had an actor named Jared Leto in it?
(a) Switchback.
(b) Requiem for a Dream.
(c) Almost Home.
(d) My So-Called Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time Sinclair's parents visited the Old Poet's house, how long had Sinclair been studying with him?

2. How old was Sinclair when she first went to America?

3. What year was Sinclair invited to represent Jamaica at the Global Young Leaders Conference?

4. What book did Sinclair read in Chapter 12 that Mrs. Newnham assigned?

5. What teacher suggested that Sinclair start writing down her thoughts in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sinclair and her siblings always have a lunch to eat at school?

2. How did Sinclair's mother and grandmother persuade Howard to allow Sinclair to wear pants for a class trip to Havana?

3. What was the house like that the Sinclairs lived in on Fifth Street?

4. Why did Sinclair decide that she would never be her father's perfect Rasta daughter?

5. How did Sinclair feel after Mrs. Newnham suggested she write down what she was feeling?

6. How was Sinclair able to get her broken tooth fixed?

7. Why did Esther and Sinclair go to America in 2003?

8. What happened when Sinclair and her siblings ate green cherries?

9. What did Shannon tell Sinclair about the altercation Sinclair had with Mrs. Pinnock about henna?

10. What were Sinclair's thoughts when her mother packed her things and started to leave?

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