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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. Whose face is on the notes used at the laundry?
(a) An old man.
(b) Mrs. White.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Two children.

2. What does Jennie do when she first comes to the United States that reminds Boy of Kitty?
(a) She sings Jamaican songs.
(b) She shops in Jamaican food stores.
(c) She sews her own clothes.
(d) She reads at night.

3. What movie does Boy see at the drive-in theater?
(a) Breakfast at Tiffany's.
(b) Singing in the Rain.
(c) Gone With the Wind.
(d) A documentary about England.

4. In the beginning of "Chapter 4," where is the truck headed?
(a) Through a city.
(b) Across a shallow river.
(c) Over a bridge.
(d) Up a mountain.

5. How does the narrator describe weapon manufacturing, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) A job for the strong.
(b) A big business.
(c) An English trade.
(d) A dangerous line of work.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 1," how are the races of the people in the back of the truck described?

2. What does Harriet do for a living?

3. How does Boy Savage feel about going to the United States?

4. How is Clare's skin described?

5. How do the men in "Chapter 1" get their weapons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ruinate?

2. Who is Miss Mattie?

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

4. What probably leads Christopher to kill Paul's family?

5. Why is Kitty homesick in New York City?

6. What has happened to the house described, in "Chapter 1"?

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

8. How does Clare's life change after Kitty's death?

9. What was Christopher's childhood like?

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

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