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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. Where were Clemantine, Claire, Rob, and Mariette in Chapter 8?
(a) Malawi.
(b) Zambia.
(c) Mozambique.
(d) Zimbabwe.

2. How old was Mwasiti in Chapter 13?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

3. How old were many of the war orphans who were in the Congolese army in Chapter 13?
(a) 11 or 12.
(b) 12 or 13.
(c) 10 or 11.
(d) 13 or 14.

4. In Chapter 15, how far would Claire walk to bring Rob food in jail?
(a) 9 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 7 miles.

5. In Chapter 10, what author did Clemantine read to escape?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Alice Walker.
(d) James Baldwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older was Mariette than Michele?

2. How far was Maputo from the South African border?

3. What refugee camp were Clemantine and the others taken to in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 13, how long after Freddy was born was the hospital bombed?

5. How man men including Rob were put in jail in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Clemantine went to the pharmacy in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 14, how did Clemantine believe there could be equality?

3. In Chapter 13, what was Kazimia like when Claire, Clemantine, and Mariette returned there?

4. Why did Clemantine quit taking modeling classes?

5. How did Claire and Clemantine get away from the camp in Tanzania in Chapter 7?

6. What jobs did Claire have when they moved a few miles out of Durban?

7. When did Claire first fly back to Rwanda, and where did she find her parents?

8. In Chapter 7, what was Rob like?

9. What was the pre-orientation camp like that Clemantine attended before her freshman year at Yale?

10. Why did Rob decide they needed to move again at the end of Chapter 11?

(see the answer keys)

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