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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 the film crew come to Jamaica?
(a) They are looking for black actors.
(b) They heard it was a good place to shoot a movie.
(c) They are making a documentary about revolution.
(d) They are lost.

2. Why does Clare go to the film shooting location?
(a) To shoot the people making the movie.
(b) To deliver supplies to the crew.
(c) To try to get in the movie.
(d) To watch the movie being filmed.

3. How does Bobby feel about Clare returning to be with her family?
(a) He thinks she will have to separate from them.
(b) He thinks she only returns out of guilt.
(c) He doesn't care about Clare's personal life.
(d) He thinks that family is the strongest bond.

4. Why does Harry/Harriet believe Clare should stay in Jamaica?
(a) Because she feels sad in other countries.
(b) Because he wants a friend.
(c) Because she is technically a native.
(d) Because she is intelligent.

5. Why do the Jamaican orphans have light skin?
(a) They don't have light skin.
(b) They are malnourished.
(c) They are interracial.
(d) Their parents abandoned them for the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Maypen Cemetery dug up?

2. In "Chapter 8," where does Clare look for Bobby?

3. In "Chapter 6," what group of people is killed in Jamaica?

4. While out with Liz in "Chapter 5," what does Clare see memorials to?

5. What question does the author ask, at the end of "Chapter 7"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harry/Harriet believe that Clare should stay in Jamaica?

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

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

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

5. What do Clare and Harry/Harriet do during her visit to Jamaica?

6. What happens when Clare sees the Jamaican orphans?

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

8. Why is Clare admired at her school in London?

9. What does Clare do when she arrives at Miss Mattie's land, in "Chapter 8"?

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

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