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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. Whose face is on the notes used at the laundry?

2. How does Paul feel about involving the police in his family's murder?

3. How does Clare's father feel about telling her she is black?

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

5. Why does Boy criticize Kitty's cooking, in "Chapter 3"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clare do, at the end of "Chapter 4"?

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

3. Who is Miss Mattie?

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

5. What things does Boy think will ruin his family's chance to pass as white?

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

7. In "Chapter 1," how are the soldiers' lifestyles described?

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

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

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

Explore the role of the geographic movement in this novel. Consider the places Clare goes and how her physical movement relates to emotional movement.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of identity as it is presented in "No Telephone to Heaven." What makes identity? What changes identity?

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