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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 15, where did a man from Rwanda allow Claire, Clemantine, and the children to live?

2. In Chapter 13, what time was curfew?

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

4. How old were many of the war orphans who were in the Congolese army in Chapter 13?

5. Where did Claire, Clemantine, and the children sleep in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Claire get her family to the U.S.?

3. How did Clemantine and Claire learn that their parents were alive?

4. What good and bad news did a dean at Yale have for Clemantine in Chapter 12?

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

6. What was the traditional Rwandan fable about the girl who smiled beads?

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

8. In Chapter 7, what was Rob like?

9. Why did Clemantine struggle to navigate the lines between the African and African American communities?

10. What did Clemantine learn about her acting skills in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe the world and people in a narrative. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe people, places, and things. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world the author lived in?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Claire and Clemantine had different ideas about forgiveness. How did Claire and Clemantine have different ideas about forgiveness? How did not being able to forgive affect Clemantine? Was Claire better off because she learned to forgive?

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