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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the woman in "Chapter 7" call the items in her pocket?
(a) Soul dust.
(b) Life crumbs.
(c) Grave dirt.
(d) People poison.

4. Why does Harry/Harriet describe sugarcane as being dangerous?
(a) Because of its spikes.
(b) Because of the cost of it.
(c) Because of the slaves who harvest it.
(d) Because of its sugar content.

5. How does Clare say she felt after her mother left for Jamaica?
(a) Confused.
(b) Releaved.
(c) She doesn't remember her mother leaving.
(d) Pleased.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author ask what has happened to the woman, in "Chapter 7"?

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

3. What nickname is given to Vietnam soldiers, in "Chapter 6"?

4. In "Chapter 1," where does the narrator say the soldiers sleep?

5. What upsets Bobby about the nighttime?

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