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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Harry/Harriet believe Clare should stay in Jamaica?
(a) Because she is technically a native.
(b) Because she feels sad in other countries.
(c) Because she is intelligent.
(d) Because he wants a friend.

2. Why is Paul groggy when he discovers the bodies of his family members?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He has been drinking.
(d) He suffers from a mental illness.

3. What movie does Boy see at the drive-in theater?
(a) Breakfast at Tiffany's.
(b) A documentary about England.
(c) Singing in the Rain.
(d) Gone With the Wind.

4. Why does Kitty visit the cemetery?
(a) It gives her a place to hide.
(b) It helps her to pray.
(c) It makes her feel less homesick.
(d) It reminds her of her mother.

5. 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 are soldiers.
(c) That they are teachers.
(d) That they will receive help soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kitty visit several grocery stores, in "Chapter 3"?

2. According to the narrator, why were the lands originally taken from the Jamaicans?

3. In "Chapter 4," what ethnicity is Boy's girlfriend?

4. What type of person's life is described, in the opening of "Chapter 2"?

5. How do the soldiers feel about the house, in "Chapter 1"?

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