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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the Jamaican orphans have light skin?
(a) They don't have light skin.
(b) They are interracial.
(c) They are malnourished.
(d) Their parents abandoned them for the United States.

3. When does Clare see the Jamaican orphans?
(a) As she drives through the mountains.
(b) Before meeting her maternal aunt.
(c) After the murders of Paul's family.
(d) As she is leaving for her plane.

4. Why does the author ask what has happened to the woman, in "Chapter 7"?
(a) Because they are related.
(b) Because she left mysteriously.
(c) Because she wants to interview her.
(d) Because she is needed.

5. At the end of Harry/Harriet's letter, he says Clare must do more than _____?
(a) Sing.
(b) Pray.
(c) Learn.
(d) Travel.

6. Why does the interviewer talk to Clare?
(a) To practice speaking English.
(b) To learn about the United States.
(c) To see if she will fit with his group.
(d) To write an article about her.

7. In "Chapter 5," who does Clare visit in Jamaica?
(a) Her father's friends.
(b) Her aunt and uncle.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her god-mother.

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

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

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

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

12. What insect does Clare spot in her hospital room?
(a) A blue butterfly.
(b) A black moth.
(c) A large horsefly.
(d) A striped bee.

13. Where does the woman emit flames, in "Chapter 7"?
(a) From a torch.
(b) From her hands.
(c) From her soul.
(d) From her eyes.

14. In "Chapter 8," where does Clare look for Bobby?
(a) Florence.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

15. What does the doctor in "Chapter 8" tell Clare?
(a) She should return to the United States.
(b) She is a foolish girl.
(c) She may be sterile.
(d) She is possibly mentally ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 10," what does Clare tell the interviewer she has been doing since returning to Jamaica?

2. What upsets Bobby about the nighttime?

3. Why do the people at Clare's university believe she is lucky?

4. Why does the interviewer talk about Anansi?

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

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