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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. Why does Miss Mattie's granddaughter feel drawn to help others?

2. How does Clare feel about going away to college?

3. In "Chapter 2," how does being far from home affect some Jamaicans?

4. How does Clare learn that Miss Mattie's land has been abandoned?

5. According to the narrator, why were the lands originally taken from the Jamaicans?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Clare's relationship with Paul defined?

3. Who is Miss Mattie?

4. How does Boy feel about life in America, in "Chapter 3"?

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

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

7. What job does Kitty have, in "Chapter 3"?

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

9. What probably leads Christopher to kill Paul's family?

10. What was Christopher's childhood like?

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 role of the Jamaican landscape in this novel. Consider the ruinate, dungle, cities, and Miss Mattie's land.

Essay Topic 3

What message about race is presented, in "No Telephone to Heaven"?

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