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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paul feel about involving the police in his family's murder?
(a) He thinks they will be useless.
(b) There aren't police at this time.
(c) He thinks they will solve the crime.
(d) He thinks they will blame him.

2. What does Clare say happened to Kitty's letters over the years?
(a) They were less frequent.
(b) They became longer.
(c) They were censored.
(d) They became difficult to understand.

3. Where does Bobby go to try to heal the wound on his leg?
(a) South America.
(b) The United States.
(c) Asia.
(d) Europe.

4. What does Jennie do when she first comes to the United States that reminds Boy of Kitty?
(a) She reads at night.
(b) She sings Jamaican songs.
(c) She sews her own clothes.
(d) She shops in Jamaican food stores.

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

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. How old is Christopher when his grandmother dies?

3. What does the woman in "Chapter 7" call the items in her pocket?

4. In "Chapter 1," what do the people carry with them in the truck?

5. Why does Christopher cry at the end of "Chapter 9"?

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