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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 hurricane season.
(b) The changing political leaders.
(c) The death of Miss Mattie.
(d) The fires in the village.

2. When Christopher was growing up, what region did he live in?
(a) The dungle.
(b) The prison yard.
(c) The south.
(d) The ruinate.

3. Why won't Charles help Christopher find his grandmother's body?
(a) He is too busy to help.
(b) He thinks it has been too long.
(c) He believes Christopher should do it himself.
(d) He is afraid of death.

4. How do the soldiers feel about the house, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) They want to burn it.
(b) They ignore it.
(c) They are grateful to the people who live there.
(d) They try to take it over.

5. What does Christopher say his grandmother used to call "the sleep of the righteous"?
(a) Sleeping in beds.
(b) Death.
(c) A room protected by guards.
(d) A deep sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 1," what word is used interchangeably with "ruinate"?

2. Why does Boy cut ties with Kitty's family in New York City?

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

4. In the opening quote of "Chapter 3," what is the lover?

5. What is printed on the notes used at the laundry?

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