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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 5," who does Clare visit in Jamaica?
(a) Her aunt and uncle.
(b) Her father's friends.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her god-mother.

2. Why do the Jamaican orphans have light skin?
(a) They don't have light skin.
(b) Their parents abandoned them for the United States.
(c) They are malnourished.
(d) They are interracial.

3. In "Chapter 10," what does Clare imagine women doing for their children?
(a) Superhuman feats.
(b) Feeding them the best food.
(c) Living quiet lives.
(d) Saving them from danger.

4. What does the child in the quote in the beginning of "Chapter 5" ask for?
(a) To have good health.
(b) To meet her mother.
(c) To be loved.
(d) To be free.

5. What nickname is given to Vietnam soldiers, in "Chapter 6"?
(a) Troubled souls.
(b) Masters and fools.
(c) Organ harvesters.
(d) Killing machines.

6. What does the woman in "Chapter 7" call the items in her pocket?
(a) Soul dust.
(b) Grave dirt.
(c) People poison.
(d) Life crumbs.

7. In "Chapter 5," what choice does Harry/Harriet tell Clare she will have to make?
(a) About who to marry.
(b) About what do say to her father.
(c) About how to make money.
(d) About where to live.

8. In "Chapter 6," how does Bobby react when Clare says she is going to get food in the middle of the night?
(a) He asks to come with her.
(b) He is worried that she will get lost.
(c) He thinks she will leave him for good.
(d) He thinks she is halucinating.

9. What does the interviewer in "Chapter 10" want to better?
(a) The crime in Jamaica.
(b) Jamaican crops.
(c) The lives of Jamaica children.
(d) Jamaican relationships with America.

10. In "Chapter 5," who does Clare imagine comes to visit her in a taxi?
(a) A woman from the subway.
(b) A man from school.
(c) A professor.
(d) Her aunt from New York.

11. Where does Clare remember meeting Bobby?
(a) Through a mutual friend.
(b) In a bar.
(c) At work.
(d) At school.

12. What insect does Clare spot in her hospital room?
(a) A blue butterfly.
(b) A large horsefly.
(c) A striped bee.
(d) A black moth.

13. Why does Harry/Harriet believe Clare should stay in Jamaica?
(a) Because she is technically a native.
(b) Because she feels sad in other countries.
(c) Because she is intelligent.
(d) Because he wants a friend.

14. How is Clare's London apartment described?
(a) Crowded.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Small.
(d) Full of light.

15. In "Chapter 7," what is the woman said to have in her bag?
(a) Money.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Charms.
(d) Magic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 9," what is said happened to Christopher after the murders he committed?

2. Why is Harry referred to as Harry/Harriet?

3. Why does Clare visit a doctor in Jamaica?

4. Why does Harry/Harriet send Clare a letter, in "Chapter 6"?

5. Why does the narrator say Christopher didn't see the newspaper headlines about the murders?

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