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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Boy cut ties with Kitty's family in New York City?
(a) He is always harrassed by them.
(b) He wants to pass as white.
(c) He wants a brand new life.
(d) He thinks they are rude.

4. How do the men in "Chapter 1" get their weapons?
(a) They buy them from the United States.
(b) They build them.
(c) They trade for them.
(d) They steal them.

5. Who used to own the land the men and women in the truck reclaimed?
(a) Mr. Walker.
(b) Rupert Goldstein.
(c) Miss Mattie.
(d) No one knows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Clare to see "Gone with the Wind"?

2. Why is Paul groggy when he discovers the bodies of his family members?

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

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

5. Who brings Kitty to the United States?

(see the answer key)

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