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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 far was the water pump from the place where Clemantine and the family lived in Chapter 15?
2. What was the name of Clemantine's one friend in Chapter 15?
3. In Chapter 13, what hung on the wall of Mama Nepele's house that she did not dare take down?
4. In Chapter 14, what did Clemantine do when she could not sleep?
5. How long did a pastor's wife allow Claire, Clemantine, and the children to stay in Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 15, what was the market like when Clemantine and the children sat and waited for Claire?
2. What did Clemantine learn about her acting skills in Chapter 8?
3. In Chapter 9, who helped Claire, Clemantine, and Mariette when the men walked off to find help?
4. How did Claire and Clemantine get away from the camp in Tanzania in Chapter 7?
5. What was the traditional Rwandan fable about the girl who smiled beads?
6. In Chapter 13, how did Clemantine get sick, and how did she get better?
7. What did Clemantine think created true survival of the body and soul in Chapter 14?
8. What was it like at night in Chapter 13?
9. What good and bad news did a dean at Yale have for Clemantine in Chapter 12?
10. What was the camp at Maputo like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Claire and Clemantine spent time in refugee camps. What was life like in refugee camps? How did Claire try to make the situation as bearable as possible?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Clemantine was African and she was American, but she did not feel like she was African American. Why did Clemantine not feel like she was African American? Why was it difficult for her to identify with the Black community in America? How did her experiences make it difficult to understand the African American community and feel comfortable there?
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