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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is printed on the notes used at the laundry?
(a) Recipes.
(b) Tips for a good life.
(c) Directions for cleaning clothes.
(d) Fortunes.

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

3. How does Paul feel about involving the police in his family's murder?
(a) He thinks they will solve the crime.
(b) He thinks they will blame him.
(c) There aren't police at this time.
(d) He thinks they will be useless.

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

5. What job does Kitty interview for in "Chapter 3"?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A job with a newspaper.
(c) A receptionist.
(d) A job at a bank.

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

7. In "Chapter 4," what makes Clare nearly lose her balance?
(a) Falling out of the truck.
(b) Having too much to drink.
(c) The swerving truck.
(d) Not eating for a day.

8. Why does Kitty visit several grocery stores, in "Chapter 3"?
(a) To learn English.
(b) To get the best prices.
(c) To get out of the house.
(d) To find Jamaican food.

9. Whose face is on the notes used at the laundry?
(a) Mrs. White.
(b) An old man.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Two children.

10. Whom does Paul have help him bury his family members?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) The gardener.
(d) The maid.

11. When Paul comes home in "Chapter 2," what does he see?
(a) A mysterious car.
(b) Someone puking in his pool.
(c) His parents waiting up for him.
(d) A fire in his backyard.

12. What do the men and women farm on their land, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Prickly pears.
(d) Ganja.

13. How does Clare's father feel about telling her she is black?
(a) Proud.
(b) Confused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Fearful.

14. What does the Brother at the church give Christopher as a child?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A picture of Christ.
(c) A rosary.
(d) A wooden cross.

15. Why does Miss Mattie's granddaughter feel drawn to help others?
(a) Because her boyfriend enjoys it.
(b) Because it is her punishment.
(c) Because her grandmother did the same.
(d) Because she wants to make up for her sins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Kitty to the United States?

2. Where do Kitty and Boy first land in the United States?

3. What does Christopher do after killing Paul's family?

4. Why does Kitty visit the cemetery?

5. Why does Jennie come to live with Clare and Boy?

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