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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 2," what does Christopher remember about a light-skinned boy from his childhood?
(a) Digging holes.
(b) Learning to read.
(c) Going to church.
(d) Going fishing.

2. What event of the American Civil Rights movement does Clare say most affected her?
(a) The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) The lunch counter sit-ins.
(c) The bombing of a church.
(d) The bus boycotts.

3. What do the men and women farm on their land, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Ganja.
(c) Prickly pears.
(d) Nothing.

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

5. What event happens before Kitty and Boy leave for the United States?
(a) A murder.
(b) A political change.
(c) A robbery.
(d) An illness.

6. What does the Brother at the church give Christopher as a child?
(a) A rosary.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A picture of Christ.
(d) A wooden cross.

7. What do the people in the back of the truck think of themselves, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) That they are teachers.
(b) That they will receive help soon.
(c) That they are bettering their lives.
(d) That they are soldiers.

8. Why does Miss Mattie's granddaughter feel drawn to help others?
(a) Because her boyfriend enjoys it.
(b) Because it is her punishment.
(c) Because she wants to make up for her sins.
(d) Because her grandmother did the same.

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

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

11. Where do Kitty and Boy first land in the United States?
(a) Texas.
(b) Florida.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New York.

12. How does Boy Savage feel about going to the United States?
(a) He is worried about it.
(b) He is excited for it.
(c) He doesn't care.
(d) He is proud of it.

13. Where do the soldiers plan on training, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) In a soldier school.
(b) On their farm.
(c) They don't know where they will train yet.
(d) In the United Stated.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harriet do for a living?

2. Why won't Charles help Christopher find his grandmother's body?

3. In "Chapter 2," who is the first person Christopher speaks to when he arrives at Paul's house?

4. Who brings Kitty to the United States?

5. Who first meets up with Kitty and Boy when they go to New York City?

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