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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. What do the people in the back of the truck think of themselves, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) That they are teachers.
(b) That they are soldiers.
(c) That they will receive help soon.
(d) That they are bettering their lives.

2. What does Clare say happened to Kitty's letters over the years?
(a) They were censored.
(b) They became difficult to understand.
(c) They were less frequent.
(d) They became longer.

3. How is Miss Mattie's granddaughter's skin described?
(a) Light.
(b) Dark.
(c) Medium.
(d) Mottled.

4. What does Christopher say his grandmother used to call "the sleep of the righteous"?
(a) A room protected by guards.
(b) A deep sleep.
(c) Death.
(d) Sleeping in beds.

5. Where does the quote in "Chapter 3" originate?
(a) A hymn.
(b) Jamaican folklore.
(c) British literature.
(d) A Bible passage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many daughters do Kitty and Boy have?

2. In the opening quote of "Chapter 3," what is the lover?

3. What does Boy say the sign was for his family to leave Jamaica?

4. In "Chapter 2," who is the first person Christopher speaks to when he arrives at Paul's house?

5. Who does Charles have Christopher first serve?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Christopher's childhood like?

3. What is ruinate?

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

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

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

7. Why is Kitty homesick in New York City?

8. What flashback occurs in "Chapter 3"?

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

10. What does Kitty do with the notes, in "Chapter 3"?

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