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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the words "no telephone to heaven" painted?
(a) On a billboard.
(b) On a shack.
(c) On a truck.
(d) On a government building.

2. In "Chapter 2," what does Christopher remember about a light-skinned boy from his childhood?
(a) Going fishing.
(b) Digging holes.
(c) Learning to read.
(d) Going to church.

3. Whom does Paul have help him bury his family members?
(a) The gardener.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) The maid.
(d) A neighbor.

4. In "Chapter 1," what name is given to the land the soldiers travel through?
(a) White land.
(b) Ruin rumbles.
(c) New Jamaica.
(d) Cockpit country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the truck head, in "Chapter 1"?

2. In "Chapter 2," how does being far from home affect some Jamaicans?

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

4. In "Chapter 1," what origin is given for the word "ruinate"?

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

(see the answer key)

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