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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 Miss Cherry say about Jamaica?

2. Why does the author ask what has happened to the woman, in "Chapter 7"?

3. What nickname is given to Vietnam soldiers, in "Chapter 6"?

4. While out with Liz in "Chapter 5," what does Clare see memorials to?

5. In "Chapter 7," what is the woman said to have in her bag?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bobby react to his nightmares?

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

4. What happens when Clare sees the Jamaican orphans?

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

6. Why does Clare travel throughout Europe with Bobby?

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

8. What happens to Clare during her ship ride to Jamaica, in "Chapter 8"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two of Clare's romantic relationships.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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