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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 Clare do at the end of "Chapter 4"?

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

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

4. Who does Charles have Christopher first serve?

5. What does Jennie do when she first comes to the United States that reminds Boy of Kitty?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after Kitty changes the notes, in "Chapter 3"?

3. What flashback occurs in "Chapter 3"?

4. What is ruinate?

5. What is revealed about Paul and Christopher when they talk to each other, in "Chapter 2"?

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

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

8. How does Clare feel about her relationship with Kitty after Kitty returns to Jamaica?

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

10. What was Christopher's childhood like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the theme of religion, in "No Telephone to Heaven." How are the different religions presented? How do they relate?

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

Compare and contrast two of Clare's romantic relationships.

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