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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightens Christopher after his grandmother's death?
(a) Being haunted by her.
(b) Being taken to the United States.
(c) Having his money stolen.
(d) Losing his books.

2. How does Clare feel about going away to college?
(a) She is afraid of being homesick.
(b) She is nervous about her academic abilities.
(c) She is excited to get to redefine herself.
(d) She wants to get far away from home.

3. What does Clare describe as being the "unquiet ground," in "Chapter 8"?
(a) The Jamaican ports run by the United States.
(b) The overgrown parts of Miss Mattie's property.
(c) Herself.
(d) The land where the slaves are buried.

4. Why does Boy cut ties with Kitty's family in New York City?
(a) He wants to pass as white.
(b) He is always harrassed by them.
(c) He thinks they are rude.
(d) He wants a brand new life.

5. What nationality is Bobby?
(a) English.
(b) American.
(c) Canadian.
(d) Jamaica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clare do at the end of "Chapter 4"?

2. What does Boy say the sign was for his family to leave Jamaica?

3. In "Chapter 6," what happens when Clare miscarries in the bed?

4. When Kitty has a flashback in "Chapter 3," what does Dorothy tell her?

5. How does Clare learn that Miss Mattie's land has been abandoned?

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