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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boy say the sign was for his family to leave Jamaica?
(a) The changing political leaders.
(b) The hurricane season.
(c) The fires in the village.
(d) The death of Miss Mattie.

2. Where does the truck head, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Around the mountain.
(b) Across a river.
(c) Off a cliff.
(d) Through a tunnel.

3. How does Paul feel about involving the police in his family's murder?
(a) There aren't police at this time.
(b) He thinks they will blame him.
(c) He thinks they will solve the crime.
(d) He thinks they will be useless.

4. Why does Christopher's grandmother tear her handkerchief in half?
(a) To sew something new.
(b) To comfort her.
(c) To share it.
(d) No one knows.

5. How many daughters do Kitty and Boy have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 1," what do the people carry with them in the truck?

2. In "Chapter 1," how are the races of the people in the back of the truck described?

3. What makes Christopher want to find his grandmother and put her to rest?

4. How is Miss Mattie's granddaughter's skin described?

5. In "Chapter 1," what name is given to the land the soldiers travel through?

(see the answer key)

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