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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 Miss Mattie's granddaughter do to help others, in "Chapter 1."
(a) She raises money for them.
(b) She builds them homes.
(c) She gives them rides in a truck.
(d) She gives them food.

2. What does Boy do at the laundry?
(a) Delivers.
(b) Irons.
(c) Takes orders.
(d) Cleans the back room.

3. In "Chapter 1," what do the people carry with them in the truck?
(a) Supplies and children.
(b) Clothing and weapons.
(c) Weapons and supplies.
(d) Money and empty crates.

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

5. How does the narrator describe weapon manufacturing, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) A big business.
(b) An English trade.
(c) A job for the strong.
(d) A dangerous line of work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event happens before Kitty and Boy leave for the United States?

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

3. Whose headstone does Kitty visit at the cemetery?

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

5. In "Chapter 1," what is in the house?

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