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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. What does Boy's girlfriend suggest to Jennie, in "Chapter 4"?

2. What job does Kitty interview for in "Chapter 3"?

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

4. Where do the soldiers plan on training, in "Chapter 1"?

5. What event of the American Civil Rights movement does Clare say most affected her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miss Mattie?

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

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

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

5. What happens when the Hispanic woman comes into the laundry, in "Chapter 3"?

6. Why is ganja important to the soldiers?

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

8. What does Christopher do, at the end of "Chapter 2"?

9. How does Clare's life change after Kitty's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the use of multiple narrative techniques in the novel. Consider the shifting perspectives, insertion of poetry, and use of quotes to open the chapters.

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

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

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