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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Clare know Liz?
(a) They are related.
(b) Through school.
(c) They meet a grocery store.
(d) Through work.

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

3. What role did Bobby play in the Vietnam war?
(a) He was a general.
(b) He was a journalist in Vietnam.
(c) He organized anti-war rallys.
(d) He was a deserter.

4. Why does Clare go to the film shooting location?
(a) To watch the movie being filmed.
(b) To shoot the people making the movie.
(c) To deliver supplies to the crew.
(d) To try to get in the movie.

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

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

7. In "Chapter 6," what group of people is killed in Jamaica?
(a) A group of soldiers.
(b) A group of elderly women.
(c) A group of farmers.
(d) A group of American women.

8. Where does Christopher get the nickname "the watchman"?
(a) From a song.
(b) From a child.
(c) From a newspaper article.
(d) He gives it to himself.

9. Where does Bobby go to try to heal the wound on his leg?
(a) Asia.
(b) The United States.
(c) South America.
(d) Europe.

10. What does Clare do after meeting Bobby?
(a) Travels with him.
(b) Decides to move to Jamaica.
(c) Takes his picture.
(d) Begins to write.

11. In "Chapter 5," what choice does Harry/Harriet tell Clare she will have to make?
(a) About where to live.
(b) About what do say to her father.
(c) About how to make money.
(d) About who to marry.

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

13. What nationality is Bobby?
(a) English.
(b) American.
(c) Canadian.
(d) Jamaica.

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

15. Why does Harry/Harriet believe Clare should stay in Jamaica?
(a) Because she is technically a native.
(b) Because she feels sad in other countries.
(c) Because he wants a friend.
(d) Because she is intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 8," what does Clare tell Harry/Harriet about her mother?

2. In "Chapter 5," who does Harry/Harriet say raped him as a child?

3. While in London, how did Clare spend her days?

4. Why does Christopher cry at the end of "Chapter 9"?

5. How does Bobby feel about Clare returning to be with her family?

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