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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people in the back of the truck think of themselves, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) That they are teachers.
(b) That they are bettering their lives.
(c) That they are soldiers.
(d) That they will receive help soon.

2. Why won't Charles help Christopher find his grandmother's body?
(a) He is too busy to help.
(b) He thinks it has been too long.
(c) He believes Christopher should do it himself.
(d) He is afraid of death.

3. In "Chapter 1," what word is used interchangeably with "ruinate"?
(a) Shrubbery.
(b) Bush.
(c) Jungle.
(d) Trash.

4. What does Christopher say his grandmother used to call "the sleep of the righteous"?
(a) Death.
(b) Sleeping in beds.
(c) A deep sleep.
(d) A room protected by guards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 1," how are the races of the people in the back of the truck described?

2. When Paul comes home in "Chapter 2," what does he see?

3. When Christopher was growing up, what region did he live in?

4. In "Chapter 2," how does the narrator say many people feel about worshiping God?

5. In "Chapter 2," how does being far from home affect some Jamaicans?

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