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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. How does Clare know Liz?

2. How does Clare return to Jamaica, in "Chapter 8"?

3. What does the proverb in "Chapter 10" say about black people's deaths?

4. Where does Clare first go when she arrives in Jamaica?

5. How is Clare's London apartment described?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Clare travel throughout Europe with Bobby?

3. Why is Clare admired at her school in London?

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

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

6. What do Clare and Harry/Harriet do during her visit to Jamaica?

7. How is the woman in "Chapter 7" described?

8. In "Chapter 6," what does Harry/Harriet write to Clare?

9. What happens when Clare sees the Jamaican orphans?

10. In "Chapter 5," what makes Clare decide to visit Jamaica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does education play in this novel? What types of education are presented?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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