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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 9, how long had a woman lived in the camp at Maputo?

2. What did Clemantine give up when she made her first bracelet?

3. How many items did Clemantine have in her school backpack for her 11th-grade improv class in Chapter 8?

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

5. In Chapter 9, how long did a Rwandan man who accompanied Claire into Maputo lived at the camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the pre-orientation camp like that Clemantine attended before her freshman year at Yale?

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

3. What did Clemantine think created true survival of the body and soul in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 15, what was the market like when Clemantine and the children sat and waited for Claire?

5. Why did Rob decide they needed to move again at the end of Chapter 11?

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

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

8. How did Rob treat Claire in Chapter 15?

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

10. In Chapter 9, who helped Claire, Clemantine, and Mariette when the men walked off to find help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Claire was reluctant to settle anywhere when they lived in Africa. Why was Claire reluctant to settle anywhere when they lived in Africa? Why did she think she would become a victim if she settled somewhere?

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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