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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 1," what do the people carry with them in the truck?

2. What does Christopher do after killing Paul's family?

3. What does Boy say the sign was for his family to leave Jamaica?

4. In "Chapter 2," how is Christopher's childhood home described?

5. In the opening quote of "Chapter 3," what is the lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miss Mattie?

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

3. Why is ganja important to the soldiers?

4. How does Clare say she learned about her blackness?

5. What happens when Christopher has a vision of his grandmother?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two of Clare's romantic relationships.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the use of quotes to begin most of the chapters, in "No Telephone to Heaven".

Essay Topic 3

What commentary does the author provide on masculinity and being male?

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