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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. In Chapter 3, where did Clemantine remember that a Red Cross truck took them from Burundi?

2. In Chapter 4, what was the name of the school Clemantine attended?

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

4. By what lake did Rob and Clemantine meet Claire in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 5, what time of day did Clemantine have to do laundry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What illness did Claire get in Chapter 5, and how did she feel?

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

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

4. How did the Belgians racialize Rwanda?

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

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

7. Why did Clemantine move to the Thomases' place?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clemantine’s mother used an orange to teach her children to share. What did Clemantine’s mother believe about sharing and the world? How was her mother’s philosophy meant to combat possession and entitlement?

Essay Topic 2

Clemantine was introduced to the word “genocide” in an eighth-grade class. Why did Claire dislike the word “genocide”? Why did she believe it did not convey the horror of what happened?

Essay Topic 3

Claire and Clemantine were reunited with their family on an Oprah show. How long was it before the family was all together in the U.S.? How did the past interfere with their relationships when they reunited?

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