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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 is printed on the notes used at the laundry?
(a) Recipes.
(b) Fortunes.
(c) Tips for a good life.
(d) Directions for cleaning clothes.

2. Why does Kitty's interview in "Chapter 3" go poorly?
(a) The interview dislikes her accent.
(b) Kitty is too nervous.
(c) Kitty lies and is caught.
(d) The interviewer finds out she's from Jamaica.

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

4. How does Clare's father feel about telling her she is black?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confused.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Proud.

5. Why is Paul groggy when he discovers the bodies of his family members?
(a) He has been drinking.
(b) He is tired.
(c) He suffers from a mental illness.
(d) He is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kitty begin changing the notes at the laundry?

2. How does the narrator describe weapon manufacturing, in "Chapter 1"?

3. In "Chapter 1," where do the people in the truck get their clothes from?

4. What does Boy do at the laundry?

5. Where was Clare a graduate student?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What flashback occurs in "Chapter 3"?

4. What job does Kitty have, in "Chapter 3"?

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

6. Why is ganja important to the soldiers?

7. What happens when Clare asks Jennie about their mother, in "Chapter 4"?

8. How is the truck in "Chapter 2" connected to religion?

9. What does Christopher do, at the end of "Chapter 2"?

10. What do the soldiers want to do to Miss Mattie's land?

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