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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 1," where does the narrator say the soldiers sleep?
(a) In other people's houses.
(b) In tents.
(c) In a truck-bed.
(d) Outside.

2. In "Chapter 1," what do the soldiers see as a sign of the decline of civilization?
(a) Deseased crops and trees.
(b) Overrun houses and fields.
(c) Burned down cities.
(d) Women and children running wild.

3. In the beginning of "Chapter 1," what has just ended?
(a) A heavy rain.
(b) A stock market crash.
(c) A long war.
(d) A day at work.

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

5. What does Harriet do for a living?
(a) Singer.
(b) Drag artist.
(c) Painter.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 1," why does the narrator say the men and women in the truck claimed a piece of land?

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

3. What does Christopher say his grandmother used to call "the sleep of the righteous"?

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

5. Who used to own the land the men and women in the truck reclaimed?

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