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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kitty visit several grocery stores, in "Chapter 3"?
(a) To find Jamaican food.
(b) To get out of the house.
(c) To get the best prices.
(d) To learn English.

2. Who brings Kitty to the United States?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her sister.

3. In "Chapter 2," how is Christopher's childhood home described?
(a) As being colorful.
(b) As being ruined by a hurricane.
(c) As being covered in garbage.
(d) As being devoid of love.

4. Why does Kitty begin changing the notes at the laundry?
(a) She thinks she is telling funny jokes.
(b) She is given the task as a new job.
(c) She wants to correct the grammar.
(d) She is angry.

5. According to the narrator, why were the lands originally taken from the Jamaicans?
(a) To try to help the native farmers.
(b) To prove English power.
(c) To be cleared for agriculture.
(d) To build apartment buildings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Paul feel about involving the police in his family's murder?

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

4. Why does Kitty visit the cemetery?

5. Whose face is on the notes used at the laundry?

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