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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. In "Chapter 1," what word is used interchangeably with "ruinate"?
(a) Trash.
(b) Bush.
(c) Shrubbery.
(d) Jungle.

2. How are the members of Paul's family killed?
(a) Their throats are slit.
(b) Paul doesn't know.
(c) They are shot.
(d) They are drowned.

3. How does Clare feel about going away to college?
(a) She wants to get far away from home.
(b) She is nervous about her academic abilities.
(c) She is afraid of being homesick.
(d) She is excited to get to redefine herself.

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

5. What name does Kitty call Boy during an argument, in "Chapter 3"?
(a) Black-man.
(b) Fool.
(c) Slave.
(d) Cheater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clare do at the end of "Chapter 4"?

2. How does Clare say she felt after her mother left for Jamaica?

3. In "Chapter 1," who is considered to be the force behind civilization?

4. In the beginning of "Chapter 1," what has just ended?

5. When Kitty has a flashback in "Chapter 3," what does she remember waking her up at night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is ruinate?

7. What flashback occurs in "Chapter 3"?

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

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

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

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