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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. Where does Clare ride in the truck in "Chapter 4"?

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

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

4. How does the narrator describe weapon manufacturing, in "Chapter 1"?

5. What event happens before Kitty and Boy leave for the United States?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Christopher's childhood like?

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

4. What does the truck do, in "Chapter 1"?

5. What flashback occurs in "Chapter 3"?

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

7. Why is Kitty homesick in New York City?

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

9. What has happened to the house described, in "Chapter 1"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of motherhood. Consider the mothers in this novel, Clare's struggle with motherhood, and the idea of Jamaica as a motherland.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways is violence shown as a solution, in "No Telephone to Heaven"? In what ways is violence denounced? Overall, what is the author's commentary on violence?

Essay Topic 3

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

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