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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 Clare visit a doctor in Jamaica?
(a) Because she is interviewing for a job.
(b) Because she wants to discuss getting pregnant.
(c) Because she has an infection.
(d) Because she wants to find a cure for Bobby's leg.

2. Where does Harry/Harriet say he was sent after his rape?
(a) To Florida.
(b) To the Dungle.
(c) To Mexico.
(d) To the capital.

3. How does Clare know Miss Cherry?
(a) She meets her for the first time, in "Chapter 10."
(b) From her childhood.
(c) From her mother's letters.
(d) Through Harry/Harriet.

4. While out with Liz in "Chapter 5," what does Clare see memorials to?
(a) King George.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Pochahontas.
(d) Virgin Mary.

5. Where does Clare remember meeting Bobby?
(a) At school.
(b) Through a mutual friend.
(c) At work.
(d) In a bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 7," how is the woman described?

2. Why does the narrator say that Clare puts stress on places?

3. Why is Harry referred to as Harry/Harriet?

4. In "Chapter 10," what does Clare tell the interviewer she has been doing since returning to Jamaica?

5. What do Clare's fellow students admire most about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the woman in "Chapter 7" described?

2. What does Clare do when she arrives at the movie set, in "Chapter 11"?

3. In "Chapter 5," what makes Clare decide to visit Jamaica?

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

5. Why does Clare say the burial grounds on Miss Mattie's land is "unquiet"?

6. When the author describes Bobby's past, what does she talk about?

7. Why does Harry/Harriet decide it is time to change, in "Chapter 10"?

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

9. How does Bobby react to his nightmares?

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

(see the answer keys)

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