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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 1," where does the narrator say the soldiers sleep?
(a) Outside.
(b) In other people's houses.
(c) In a truck-bed.
(d) In tents.

2. What does Christopher do after killing Paul's family?
(a) He sits outside.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He goes to church.
(d) He jumps in the pool.

3. Why does Boy criticize Kitty's cooking, in "Chapter 3"?
(a) He thinks it is too ethnic.
(b) He thinks there isn't enough meat.
(c) He thinks it is boring.
(d) He thinks it's too American.

4. In "Chapter 4," what ethnicity is Boy's girlfriend?
(a) Italian.
(b) Polish.
(c) Cuban.
(d) German.

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

6. In "Chapter 1," why does the narrator say the men and women in the truck claimed a piece of land?
(a) Because it was rumored to hide gold.
(b) Because it was overgrown.
(c) Because it was near the water.
(d) Because it was legally theirs.

7. When Kitty has a flashback in "Chapter 3," what does Dorothy tell her?
(a) That someone probably has died.
(b) That Kitty must go back to sleep.
(c) That the war is coming.
(d) That she will be arrested soon.

8. How old is Christopher when his grandmother dies?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

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

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

11. In "Chapter 2," how is Christopher's childhood home described?
(a) As being devoid of love.
(b) As being colorful.
(c) As being covered in garbage.
(d) As being ruined by a hurricane.

12. At the end of "Chapter 4," where does the truck end up?
(a) A remote settlement.
(b) A burned out farm.
(c) A cave.
(d) A busy city.

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

14. Whom does Paul have help him bury his family members?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) The maid.
(c) The gardener.
(d) A neighbor.

15. How does Clare feel about going away to college?
(a) She is nervous about her academic abilities.
(b) She is excited to get to redefine herself.
(c) She is afraid of being homesick.
(d) She wants to get far away from home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men and women farm on their land, in "Chapter 1"?

2. How is Clare's skin described?

3. Why does Kitty visit the cemetery?

4. What type of person's life is described, in the opening of "Chapter 2"?

5. In "Chapter 1," what is in the house?

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