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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clare do with her mother's old school books when she finds them, in "Chapter 11"?
(a) Reads them.
(b) Brings them to her school.
(c) Throws them away.
(d) Kills a bug.

2. In "Chapter 7," how is the woman described?
(a) Caring.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

3. What does Bobby reveal about his wound after Clare becomes pregnant?
(a) That it hurts less now.
(b) That he is infected with a nerve toxin.
(c) That he's had it since before the war.
(d) That he did it to himself.

4. Who ended up taking in Harry/Harriet after his rape?
(a) His birth father.
(b) His birth mother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His aunt.

5. How does Clare return to Jamaica, in "Chapter 8"?
(a) In a helicopter.
(b) On a plane.
(c) On a boat.
(d) A series of bus rides and boat rides.

6. Why does the interviewer talk about Anansi?
(a) Because she is Clare's friend.
(b) Because he is Jamaica's leader.
(c) Because it is a folklore character.
(d) Clare doesn't know why.

7. In "Chapter 6," what happens when Clare miscarries in the bed?
(a) Blood gets on Bobby.
(b) She sleeps through it.
(c) She cries to herself.
(d) Bobby runs away.

8. In "Chapter 8," what does Clare tell Harry/Harriet about her mother?
(a) How she cooked dinner every night.
(b) How she taught herself to read and write.
(c) How selfish she could be.
(d) How in touch with the land she was.

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

10. What does Clare describe as being the "unquiet ground," in "Chapter 8"?
(a) The land where the slaves are buried.
(b) Herself.
(c) The overgrown parts of Miss Mattie's property.
(d) The Jamaican ports run by the United States.

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

12. In "Chapter 7," what is said to have happened to the woman's children?
(a) They were never born.
(b) They killed her.
(c) They left her.
(d) They stole her jewelry.

13. What does Miss Cherry say about Jamaica?
(a) That it is richer than ever.
(b) That it has too many white people.
(c) That it has the best food in the world.
(d) That it is troubled.

14. What nickname is given to Vietnam soldiers, in "Chapter 6"?
(a) Troubled souls.
(b) Masters and fools.
(c) Killing machines.
(d) Organ harvesters.

15. Why is Harry referred to as Harry/Harriet?
(a) Because he is transgendered.
(b) Because he has two names.
(c) Because Harry is short for Harriet.
(d) Because he hates his real name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clare return home early during her visit with Liz, in "Chapter 5"?

2. In "Chapter 9," what is said happened to Christopher after the murders he committed?

3. When Harry/Harriet visits Clare in the hospital in "Chapter 8," what big news does she share?

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

5. In "Chapter 6," what group of people is killed in Jamaica?

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