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

2. In Chapter 5, what sickness did Claire have?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Diphtheria.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Cholera.

3. What food were Claire and Clemantine given once a month in Chapter 3?
(a) Corn and beans.
(b) Maize and beans.
(c) Maize and soya blend.
(d) Rice and maize.

4. How old was Clemantine when she came to the United States?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

5. What music videos would Clemantine and the other children try to match in Chatper 5?
(a) Franco.
(b) Youssou D'Dour.
(c) Salif Keita.
(d) Papa Wembe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Clemantine when she celebrated Christmas in a refugee camp in Burundi with pencils she hid under her tent?

2. What type of house did Clemantine and her family live in in Chapter 1?

3. How many children did Claire have before she was 22?

4. By the time Clemantine and Claire got to the United States, how many countries had they lived in since leaving Rwanda?

5. In Chapter 5, what grade was Clemantine enrolled in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the basic facts of the Rwandan genocide?

2. Why did Clemantine not understand the point of the word genocide when she was in the eighth grade?

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

4. Why and how did Clemantine, Claire, Rob, and the others have to flee Kazimia?

5. In Chapter 3, where were Clemantine and others taken?

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

7. How did Clemantine's life shrink in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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