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

2. In "Chapter 4," what ethnicity is Boy's girlfriend?
(a) Polish.
(b) Cuban.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

3. How many daughters do Kitty and Boy have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

4. How does Clare learn that Miss Mattie's land has been abandoned?
(a) A relative tells Boy.
(b) Jennie tells her.
(c) It is in the news.
(d) A lost letter from Kitty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event of the American Civil Rights movement does Clare say most affected her?

2. Why does Jennie believe Clare was left in the United States?

3. After Kitty's death, what does Clare feel she must do?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the Hispanic woman comes into the laundry, in "Chapter 3"?

3. What does Christopher say happened to him when he met with a Brother at the church as a child?

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

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

6. In "Chapter 1," how are the soldiers' lifestyles described?

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

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

9. What does the truck do, in "Chapter 1"?

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

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