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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 2," how does being far from home affect some Jamaicans?
(a) They feel free because of it.
(b) They are frustrated with it.
(c) They are sad with it.
(d) They gain power from it.

2. Why does Kitty's interview in "Chapter 3" go poorly?
(a) Kitty lies and is caught.
(b) The interviewer finds out she's from Jamaica.
(c) The interview dislikes her accent.
(d) Kitty is too nervous.

3. What type of person's life is described, in the opening of "Chapter 2"?
(a) A woman.
(b) A white man.
(c) A politician.
(d) A slave.

4. Where do the soldiers plan on training, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) On their farm.
(b) They don't know where they will train yet.
(c) In the United Stated.
(d) In a soldier school.

5. How is Miss Mattie's granddaughter's skin described?
(a) Dark.
(b) Light.
(c) Mottled.
(d) Medium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christopher say his grandmother used to call "the sleep of the righteous"?

2. What event happens before Kitty and Boy leave for the United States?

3. Why does Kitty visit several grocery stores, in "Chapter 3"?

4. In "Chapter 1," what is in the house?

5. What do the people in the back of the truck think of themselves, in "Chapter 1"?

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