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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the film crew come to Jamaica?
(a) They heard it was a good place to shoot a movie.
(b) They are looking for black actors.
(c) They are lost.
(d) They are making a documentary about revolution.

2. Why does Harry/Harriet send Clare a letter, in "Chapter 6"?
(a) To say he misses her.
(b) To find out more about Bobby.
(c) To pass news along about Miss Mattie's land.
(d) To update her on political events in Jamaica.

3. What does the interviewer in "Chapter 10" want to better?
(a) Jamaican crops.
(b) The crime in Jamaica.
(c) Jamaican relationships with America.
(d) The lives of Jamaica children.

4. Where does the quote in "Chapter 5" originally come from?
(a) A poem.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) A Bible passage.
(d) A song.

5. Why does the narrator say Christopher didn't see the newspaper headlines about the murders?
(a) Because he can't read.
(b) Because he was too drunk.
(c) Because he lived in the country.
(d) Because he refused to look at the papers.

6. In "Chapter 5," what does Clare remember about her time with Harry/Harriet as she rides on the truck?
(a) Talking about crime.
(b) Harvesting oysters.
(c) Going to the beach.
(d) Learning about his past.

7. What does the proverb in "Chapter 10" say about black people's deaths?
(a) They are forgotten.
(b) They are never natural.
(c) They don't exist.
(d) They are more painful.

8. Why does Christopher cry at the end of "Chapter 9"?
(a) Because he regrets killing Paul and his family.
(b) Because his life has nothing in it.
(c) Because the old women are burning.
(d) Because the cemetery is gone.

9. In "Chapter 10," what does Clare tell the interviewer she has been doing since returning to Jamaica?
(a) Banking.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Building homes.
(d) Writing.

10. How does Clare die?
(a) She is in a car accident.
(b) Her infection kills her.
(c) She is stabbed by a native in the brush.
(d) She is shot by a helicopter.

11. What does Bobby do when Clare asks him about the Vietnam war?
(a) He asks her to stop.
(b) He says he'll talk to her, but he may lie.
(c) He yells at her.
(d) He tells her everything.

12. In "Chapter 6," how does Bobby react when Clare says she is going to get food in the middle of the night?
(a) He thinks she will leave him for good.
(b) He asks to come with her.
(c) He is worried that she will get lost.
(d) He thinks she is halucinating.

13. While in London, how did Clare spend her days?
(a) Writing essays for school.
(b) Drinking at the local pub.
(c) Visiting museums.
(d) Watching movies.

14. What do Clare's fellow students admire most about her?
(a) Her mind.
(b) Her communication skills.
(c) Her skin color.
(d) Her eyes.

15. Why does the narrator say that Clare puts stress on places?
(a) Because she talks about where she has lived.
(b) Because she says she is looking for her place.
(c) Because she describes her bedroom.
(d) Because she focuses on the land.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 10," what does Clare describe to Harry/Harriet?

2. What does the child in the quote in the beginning of "Chapter 5" ask for?

3. In "Chapter 5," what choice does Harry/Harriet tell Clare she will have to make?

4. In "Chapter 5," who does Clare visit in Jamaica?

5. What nickname is given to Vietnam soldiers, in "Chapter 6"?

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