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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Bobby feel about Clare returning to be with her family?
(a) He thinks that family is the strongest bond.
(b) He thinks she only returns out of guilt.
(c) He doesn't care about Clare's personal life.
(d) He thinks she will have to separate from them.

4. Why does Clare visit a doctor in Jamaica?
(a) Because she wants to find a cure for Bobby's leg.
(b) Because she has an infection.
(c) Because she wants to discuss getting pregnant.
(d) Because she is interviewing for a job.

5. Why is Maypen Cemetery dug up?
(a) To give the people their proper burials.
(b) To get the homeless population there to leave.
(c) No one knows why.
(d) To build more city.

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

7. 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 stole her jewelry.
(d) They left her.

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

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

10. What does Clare do, at the end of "Chapter 10"?
(a) Begins to cry.
(b) Shakes the interviewers hand.
(c) Leaves with Harry/Harriet.
(d) Wakes up.

11. Why does Harry/Harriet describe sugarcane as being dangerous?
(a) Because of its spikes.
(b) Because of the slaves who harvest it.
(c) Because of the cost of it.
(d) Because of its sugar content.

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

13. In "Chapter 7," what does the woman do to the graves of the restless?
(a) She lights fires near their graves.
(b) She paints their headstones.
(c) She plants on their graves.
(d) She dances on their graves.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the white people in the quote, at the beginning of "Chapter 11"?

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

3. While in Jamaica in "Chapter 5," why is Clare complimented?

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

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

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