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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. 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 death of Miss Mattie.
(d) The changing political leaders.

2. How is Clare's London apartment described?
(a) Full of light.
(b) Small.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Crowded.

3. Where does the truck head, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Off a cliff.
(b) Through a tunnel.
(c) Around the mountain.
(d) Across a river.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Harry/Harriet say he was sent after his rape?

3. How does Clare know Liz?

4. What does Christopher do after killing Paul's family?

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

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