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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 woman know well, in "Chapter 7"?

2. In "Chapter 5," what does Clare remember about her time with Harry/Harriet as she rides on the truck?

3. Why does Harry/Harriet send Clare a letter, in "Chapter 6"?

4. Why is Maypen Cemetery dug up?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Clare sees the Jamaican orphans?

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

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

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

8. What is the author worried about, in "Chapter 7"?

9. What does Clare do with her friend Liz, in "Chapter 5"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the role of the Jamaican landscape in this novel. Consider the ruinate, dungle, cities, and Miss Mattie's land.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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