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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 5," what does Clare remember about her time with Harry/Harriet as she rides on the truck?
(a) Harvesting oysters.
(b) Learning about his past.
(c) Talking about crime.
(d) Going to the beach.

2. Where does the quote in "Chapter 5" originally come from?
(a) A poem.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) A song.
(d) A Bible passage.

3. In "Chapter 9," what is said happened to Christopher after the murders he committed?
(a) He was arrested but found innocent at trial.
(b) He started a small militia.
(c) He was never caught.
(d) He joined a church group.

4. What does Bobby reveal about his wound after Clare becomes pregnant?
(a) That it hurts less now.
(b) That he did it to himself.
(c) That he's had it since before the war.
(d) That he is infected with a nerve toxin.

5. When does Clare assume Bobby left her?
(a) When she went to the store for alcohol.
(b) After she fell asleep.
(c) While she was reading Harry/Harriet's letter.
(d) During her shower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the interviewer in "Chapter 10" want to better?

2. What does Clare say her solitude in London led to?

3. What does the proverb in "Chapter 10" say about black people's deaths?

4. What does Clare do with her mother's old school books when she finds them, in "Chapter 11"?

5. What upsets Bobby about the nighttime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the helicopter flies overhead during the film shoot?

2. What types of questions does the interviewer ask Clare?

3. What happens when Clare discovers she is pregnant, in "Chapter 6"?

4. Why does Clare search Paris, in "Chapter 8"?

5. What happens when Clare sees the Jamaican orphans?

6. What is the author worried about, in "Chapter 7"?

7. What does Clare realize about Liz after they visit, in "Chapter 5"?

8. In "Chapter 6," what does Harry/Harriet write to Clare?

9. How would you describe the beginning of Clare and Bobby's relationship?

10. Why are there Americans in Jamaica, in "Chapter 11"?

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