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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 old are Xuiquan and Mui when their grandfather Wong dies?

2. What design is on the handle of DeFreitas' walking stick?

3. Now that Fay is in England, where is she working?

4. When is Michael Manley elected as leader of the People's National Party?

5. What does Margy Lopez wish to study in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What one good thing comes from Fay leaving Pao?

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

3. Why does Kenneth decide to try the supermarket business?

4. Where does Father Michael believe that virtue resides?

5. Why does Father Michael believe he is an accomplice in the kidnapping of the children?

6. In Chapter 34, why is Mui so desperate to return to Jamaica?

7. How did Fay manage to kidnap the children?

8. How is Zhang's body prepared for burial?

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

10. In the 1970s, what are some ways that people try to smuggle money out of Jamaica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A new police sergeant is brought in to help fight corruption. Discuss the corruption in the police department and Sergeant Brown's role in taming that corruption.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 12, Pao and Baker agree to work together. Discuss Pao and Baker's business relationship.

Essay Topic 3

Merleen Chin visits Pao. Discuss Merleen's problem and how it is solved.

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