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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. Why does the narrator say that Clare puts stress on places?

2. In "Chapter 6," what group of people is killed in Jamaica?

3. What do Clare's fellow students admire most about her?

4. What does the interviewer ask Clare about killing for food?

5. What does Miss Cherry say about Jamaica?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry/Harriet tell Clare about sugarcane?

2. Why does Harry/Harriet believe that Clare should stay in Jamaica?

3. Why does Clare say the burial grounds on Miss Mattie's land is "unquiet"?

4. What does Clare do when she arrives at Miss Mattie's land, in "Chapter 8"?

5. In "Chapter 8," what does the doctor tell Clare?

6. Why does Clare search Paris, in "Chapter 8"?

7. What does Clare realize about Liz after they visit, in "Chapter 5"?

8. When the author describes Bobby's past, what does she talk about?

9. What types of questions does the interviewer ask Clare?

10. What happens to Christopher after murdering Paul and his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Analyze the role of social class in this novel. How do the different classes interact?

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