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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. What does Jennie do when she first comes to the United States that reminds Boy of Kitty?
(a) She reads at night.
(b) She sews her own clothes.
(c) She shops in Jamaican food stores.
(d) She sings Jamaican songs.

2. What does the woman know well, in "Chapter 7"?
(a) The songs that ease the sick.
(b) The path home.
(c) The history of her family.
(d) The land she hunts.

3. Where was Clare a graduate student?
(a) London.
(b) Port-au-Prince.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York City.

4. Where does the woman emit flames, in "Chapter 7"?
(a) From her hands.
(b) From a torch.
(c) From her soul.
(d) From her eyes.

5. What type of person's life is described, in the opening of "Chapter 2"?
(a) A white man.
(b) A politician.
(c) A slave.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Bobby play in the Vietnam war?

2. In "Chapter 4," what makes Clare nearly lose her balance?

3. In "Chapter 6," what happens when Clare miscarries in the bed?

4. Why did Paul consider Clare to be cold when he was still alive?

5. Why does Jennie come to live with Clare and Boy?

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