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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. How old was Clemantine when she celebrated Christmas in a refugee camp in Burundi with pencils she hid under her tent?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. What type of house did Clemantine and her family live in in Chapter 1?
(a) One-story stucco house.
(b) Two-story stucco house.
(c) Small hut.
(d) Gray stucco ranch house.

3. In Chapter 5, what business did Claire start?
(a) Selling blouses.
(b) Selling scarves.
(c) Selling purses.
(d) Selling skirts.

4. When did the Rwandan genocide start?
(a) April 8, 1994.
(b) April 11, 1994.
(c) April 1, 1994.
(d) April 27, 1994.

5. What class did Clemantine attend when she stayed with the Thomases for the summer in Chapter 4?
(a) Math.
(b) Art.
(c) Music.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before the genocide did the Belgians racialize the country of Rwanda?

2. What was Clemantine's mother wearing when they were reunited in the Prologue?

3. Where did Claire have a godmother who sent her gifts?

4. How old was Mariette when they fled Kazimia in Chapter 5?

5. How old was Claire when Mariette was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Clemantine find herself alarmed and comforted by Elie Wiesel's book, Night?

2. How did Clemantine struggle when she first got to the United States?

3. Why did Clemantine have almost no photographs or mementos to remember her life?

4. In Chapter 3, why was the larva-filled dirt a problem?

5. What are two things that Clemantine had in Chapter 2 that were special to her?

6. What did Oprah do for Claire and Clemantine when they were on her show?

7. Why did Claire marry Rob, and did he live up to his promises?

8. What were Claire and Clemantine's lives like in 2006?

9. In Chapter 5, what was it like for Clemantine to do laundry at the refugee camp?

10. What was Claire's life like in Chapter 4?

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