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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made it possible for Xiuquan to talk to his mother on the phone before the kidnapping?
(a) Father Michael.
(b) Cecily.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Daphne.

2. In what direction does Pao's mother have Zhang lying on his cot when Zhang is dying?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

3. Why did Mutt and Jeff, the two troublesome police constables get kicked off the police force?
(a) Drug dealing.
(b) Arresting the wrong person.
(c) Taking bribes.
(d) Stealing from the evidence locker.

4. What year was Helen Meacham called to the bar and became a lawyer?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1969.

5. How many months after Father Michael becomes archbishop is Esther married?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 36, what do Pao and Merleen have to eat when they meet at a restaurant?

2. How many years after independence was everyone gunning down one another?

3. How many verses are there to the song that Miss Cicely sings now that Fay has moved back home?

4. What time of day does it frequently rain in Jamaica?

5. In Chapter 38, where does Pao tell Gloria he wants to move?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Jamaicans not in charge of their own destiny in 1980?

2. Why does Pao decide to quit calling his son Xiuquan?

3. Where does Father Michael believe that virtue resides?

4. Who moves with Pao to Beverly Hills?

5. What reason does Pao give for wanting to know how the children spent their time at Lady Musgrave Rd.?

6. Why can't Fay ask for custody of her children?

7. What does Henry Wong know about Kenneth's business?

8. Why does Mrs. Samuels come to see Pao?

9. What is rural Jamaica like?

10. What terms does Manley have to meet when he goes to the International Monetary Fund for help?

(see the answer keys)

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