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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. In "Chapter 9," where does it say Christopher grew old?
(a) In church.
(b) On a houseboat.
(c) On the streets.
(d) In Florida.

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

6. How does Clare end up with the deed to Miss Mattie's land?
(a) Harry/Harriet forged one for her.
(b) She went to the government.
(c) She found it in her mother's old house.
(d) Her aunt and uncle left it to her after they moved.

7. While out with Liz in "Chapter 5," what does Clare see memorials to?
(a) Virgin Mary.
(b) Pochahontas.
(c) King George.
(d) George Washington.

8. In "Chapter 7," what is the woman said to have in her bag?
(a) Money.
(b) Charms.
(c) Magic.
(d) Teeth.

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

10. What does Clare study while in London?
(a) Math and science.
(b) Fine arts and writing.
(c) Literature and the classics.
(d) Ancient Greek and French.

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

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

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

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

15. 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 is halucinating.
(b) He is worried that she will get lost.
(c) He asks to come with her.
(d) He thinks she will leave him for good.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bobby reveal about his wound after Clare becomes pregnant?

2. At the end of Harry/Harriet's letter, he says Clare must do more than _____?

3. Why does the narrator say Christopher didn't see the newspaper headlines about the murders?

4. In "Chapter 7," how is the woman described?

5. What does Clare do, at the end of "Chapter 10"?

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