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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Clare a graduate student?
(a) Port-au-Prince.
(b) New York City.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

2. In "Chapter 1," what do the people carry with them in the truck?
(a) Supplies and children.
(b) Weapons and supplies.
(c) Money and empty crates.
(d) Clothing and weapons.

3. Why does Christopher's grandmother tear her handkerchief in half?
(a) To sew something new.
(b) No one knows.
(c) To comfort her.
(d) To share it.

4. In "Chapter 1," what origin is given for the word "ruinate"?
(a) French.
(b) Jamacian.
(c) Dutch.
(d) English.

5. In "Chapter 1," who is considered to be the force behind civilization?
(a) The women.
(b) The children.
(c) The Jamaicans.
(d) The English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul feel about involving the police in his family's murder?

2. In "Chapter 4," what ethnicity is Boy's girlfriend?

3. What do the people in the back of the truck think of themselves, in "Chapter 1"?

4. In "Chapter 2," how does the unnamed man with the truck pay to go to London?

5. In "Chapter 1," what name is given to the land the soldiers travel through?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Clare's relationship with Paul defined?

2. How do the soldiers in "Chapter 1" feel about ruinate?

3. What is revealed about Paul and Christopher when they talk to each other, in "Chapter 2"?

4. What happens when Paul comes home, in "Chapter 2"?

5. How does Clare feel about her relationship with Kitty after Kitty returns to Jamaica?

6. How is Clare introduced in "Chapter 4"?

7. Why is ganja important to the soldiers?

8. What things does Boy think will ruin his family's chance to pass as white?

9. How does Jennie adjust to life in the United States, in "Chapter 4"?

10. Who is Miss Mattie?

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