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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Paul groggy when he discovers the bodies of his family members?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He suffers from a mental illness.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He has been drinking.

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 are frustrated with it.
(d) They feel free because of it.

3. Why does Jennie believe Clare was left in the United States?
(a) Jennie doesn't know why.
(b) Because of her skin color.
(c) Because she was smart.
(d) Because she was beautiful.

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

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

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

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

8. In "Chapter 2," how does the unnamed man with the truck pay to go to London?
(a) With an inheritance.
(b) With drug money.
(c) With money from stolen goods.
(d) With the help of a rich man.

9. What does Christopher say his grandmother used to call "the sleep of the righteous"?
(a) A deep sleep.
(b) A room protected by guards.
(c) Sleeping in beds.
(d) Death.

10. How does Clare learn that Miss Mattie's land has been abandoned?
(a) Jennie tells her.
(b) A lost letter from Kitty.
(c) A relative tells Boy.
(d) It is in the news.

11. After Kitty's death, what does Clare feel she must do?
(a) Transcend her mother's life.
(b) Travel Europe.
(c) Start her own business.
(d) Marry someone.

12. How does Clare's father feel about telling her she is black?
(a) Confused.
(b) Proud.
(c) Angry.
(d) Fearful.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the truck head, in "Chapter 1"?

2. What job does Kitty interview for in "Chapter 3"?

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

4. In "Chapter 4," what ethnicity is Boy's girlfriend?

5. In the beginning of "Chapter 1," what has just ended?

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