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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people in the back of the truck think of themselves, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) That they are bettering their lives.
(b) That they will receive help soon.
(c) That they are teachers.
(d) That they are soldiers.

2. What does Clare do at the end of "Chapter 4"?
(a) She delivers goods to people.
(b) She begins to build a house.
(c) She interviews people in her old village.
(d) She goes to sleep.

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

4. What frightens Christopher after his grandmother's death?
(a) Being haunted by her.
(b) Having his money stolen.
(c) Being taken to the United States.
(d) Losing his books.

5. What does Clare say her solitude in London led to?
(a) The desire to travel.
(b) Forgiving her mother.
(c) Learning about herself.
(d) Feeling oppressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Christopher was growing up, what region did he live in?

2. Why does Kitty begin changing the notes at the laundry?

3. Whose headstone does Kitty visit at the cemetery?

4. What does Boy say the sign was for his family to leave Jamaica?

5. In "Chapter 2," what does Christopher remember about a light-skinned boy from his childhood?

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