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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. What did a woman give Clemantine and the children when they were waiting for Claire in Chapter 15?

2. In Chapter 7, how old was Clemantine?

3. How much older was Mariette than Michele?

4. In Chapter 15, what did Clemantine use on the floor to keep out bugs?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was it like at night in Chapter 13?

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

5. When did Clemantine start making bracelets and what did she do with them?

6. Why did Clemantine quit taking modeling classes?

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

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

9. In Chapter 7, what was Rob like?

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

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 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

Clemantine and her sister had to flee for their lives. Why did Clemantine and her sister have to flee for their lives? How did they struggle to survive? Why was it so difficult for them to survive?

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