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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 2," who is the first person Christopher speaks to when he arrives at Paul's house?
(a) Paul.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Charles.
(d) Mavis.

2. In "Chapter 2," how does being far from home affect some Jamaicans?
(a) They gain power from it.
(b) They are sad with it.
(c) They feel free because of it.
(d) They are frustrated with it.

3. What type of person's life is described, in the opening of "Chapter 2"?
(a) A white man.
(b) A slave.
(c) A woman.
(d) A politician.

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

5. How do the soldiers feel about the house, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) They try to take it over.
(b) They ignore it.
(c) They are grateful to the people who live there.
(d) They want to burn it.

6. Why did Paul consider Clare to be cold when he was still alive?
(a) Because she left him after they made love.
(b) Because she ignored his gifts.
(c) Because she didn't take him to the doctor.
(d) Because she used his friends for their money.

7. Why won't Charles help Christopher find his grandmother's body?
(a) He thinks it has been too long.
(b) He is too busy to help.
(c) He believes Christopher should do it himself.
(d) He is afraid of death.

8. What does Boy's girlfriend suggest to Jennie, in "Chapter 4"?
(a) That she try to become more American.
(b) That she meet an American man.
(c) That she spend less money on herself.
(d) That she learn a useful trade.

9. Whose headstone does Kitty visit at the cemetery?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) She visits several graves.
(c) A teenaged girl's.
(d) A former slave's.

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

11. Who takes Clare to see "Gone with the Wind"?
(a) An uncle.
(b) Her father.
(c) A teacher.
(d) Her mother.

12. In "Chapter 1," what name is given to the land the soldiers travel through?
(a) New Jamaica.
(b) Ruin rumbles.
(c) White land.
(d) Cockpit country.

13. When Paul comes home in "Chapter 2," what does he see?
(a) A fire in his backyard.
(b) His parents waiting up for him.
(c) A mysterious car.
(d) Someone puking in his pool.

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

15. Where was Clare a graduate student?
(a) New York City.
(b) London.
(c) Port-au-Prince.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the quote in "Chapter 3" originate?

3. How are the members of Paul's family killed?

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

5. Why does Jennie come to live with Clare and Boy?

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