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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clare say happened to Kitty's letters over the years?
(a) They became longer.
(b) They were censored.
(c) They were less frequent.
(d) They became difficult to understand.

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

3. What does Miss Mattie's granddaughter do to help others, in "Chapter 1."
(a) She builds them homes.
(b) She gives them rides in a truck.
(c) She raises money for them.
(d) She gives them food.

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

5. Where does the truck head, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Around the mountain.
(b) Off a cliff.
(c) Through a tunnel.
(d) Across a river.

6. Where are the words "no telephone to heaven" painted?
(a) On a shack.
(b) On a truck.
(c) On a billboard.
(d) On a government building.

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. In "Chapter 2," how does the narrator say many people feel about worshiping God?
(a) Saved.
(b) Betrayed.
(c) Worried.
(d) Proud.

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

13. In "Chapter 1," what origin is given for the word "ruinate"?
(a) Dutch.
(b) English.
(c) Jamacian.
(d) French.

14. What does Boy do at the laundry?
(a) Delivers.
(b) Irons.
(c) Takes orders.
(d) Cleans the back room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Clare a graduate student?

2. How is Clare's skin described?

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

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

5. What does Clare do at the end of "Chapter 4"?

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