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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 much older is Claire than Clemantine?

2. What was the only chore the Beasleys would allow Claire and Clemantine to do?

3. What food were Claire and Clemantine given once a month in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 3, how often were children given half a vitamin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did the Belgians racialize Rwanda?

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

9. What was it like for Clemantine at the Thomases' place?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clemantine’s favorite story that her nanny used to tell her was about a girl who smiled beads. What was the story? What did it symbolize to Clemantine?

Essay Topic 2

Clemantine experienced trauma in her life. How did Clemantine experience trauma in her life? How did the trauma affect her individuality and how she perceived life?

Essay Topic 3

Clemantine had to struggle to discover who she was. Why did Clemantine struggle to discover who she was and who she wanted to become? Was she able to reclaim or recreate her identity?

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