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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 the child in the quote in the beginning of "Chapter 5" ask for?

2. What does the woman in "Chapter 7" call the items in her pocket?

3. In "Chapter 6," what happens when Clare miscarries in the bed?

4. When does Clare see the Jamaican orphans?

5. In "Chapter 9," what does the god described in the hymn do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clare travel throughout Europe with Bobby?

2. What does Clare do when she arrives at the movie set, in "Chapter 11"?

3. What happens when the helicopter flies overhead during the film shoot?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How would you describe the beginning of Clare and Bobby's relationship?

10. Why are there Americans in Jamaica, in "Chapter 11"?

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

How does "No Telephone to Heaven" present, and comment on, double colonization?

Essay Topic 3

What commentary does the author provide on masculinity and being male?

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