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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When Christopher was growing up, what region did he live in?
(a) The south.
(b) The dungle.
(c) The prison yard.
(d) The ruinate.

8. What does Clare say happened when her father tried to register her as white for school?
(a) She was given preferential treatment.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) He was caught lying.
(d) She was forced to take a test.

9. What makes Christopher want to find his grandmother and put her to rest?
(a) A Bible passage.
(b) A vision of his grandmother.
(c) A note from a neighbor.
(d) A comment from Charles.

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

11. How many daughters do Kitty and Boy have?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

12. In the opening quote of "Chapter 3," what is the lover?
(a) An assassin.
(b) A fool.
(c) A president.
(d) A criminal.

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

14. In "Chapter 1," who is considered to be the force behind civilization?
(a) The Jamaicans.
(b) The women.
(c) The English.
(d) The children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 2," how does the narrator say many people feel about worshiping God?

2. Who used to own the land the men and women in the truck reclaimed?

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

4. How does Clare say she felt after her mother left for Jamaica?

5. In "Chapter 1," how are the races of the people in the back of the truck described?

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