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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. In "Chapter 1," where do the people in the truck get their clothes from?

2. What does Harriet do for a living?

3. In "Chapter 4," what ethnicity is Boy's girlfriend?

4. What do the men and women farm on their land, in "Chapter 1"?

5. What does Christopher do after killing Paul's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the soldiers want to do to Miss Mattie's land?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Clare say she learned about her blackness?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of Christopher in this novel? What does he symbolize? How does he influence the development of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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