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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 6," what happens when Clare miscarries in the bed?
(a) She cries to herself.
(b) Blood gets on Bobby.
(c) She sleeps through it.
(d) Bobby runs away.

2. In "Chapter 9," what does the god described in the hymn do?
(a) Kill a family.
(b) Steal soldiers.
(c) Burn a village.
(d) Flood a town.

3. When does Clare see the Jamaican orphans?
(a) After the murders of Paul's family.
(b) Before meeting her maternal aunt.
(c) As she is leaving for her plane.
(d) As she drives through the mountains.

4. How does Clare die?
(a) She is shot by a helicopter.
(b) Her infection kills her.
(c) She is in a car accident.
(d) She is stabbed by a native in the brush.

5. In "Chapter 5," who does Harry/Harriet say raped him as a child?
(a) A white woman.
(b) A black woman.
(c) A black man.
(d) A white man.

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

7. Where does Christopher get the nickname "the watchman"?
(a) From a child.
(b) From a newspaper article.
(c) From a song.
(d) He gives it to himself.

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

9. Why do the people at Clare's university believe she is lucky?
(a) For being Jamaican.
(b) For not knowing her mother.
(c) For getting to travel.
(d) For avoiding brain damage.

10. Where does the quote in "Chapter 5" originally come from?
(a) A Bible passage.
(b) A song.
(c) A newspaper article.
(d) A poem.

11. What does Clare do after meeting Bobby?
(a) Travels with him.
(b) Begins to write.
(c) Decides to move to Jamaica.
(d) Takes his picture.

12. While in London, how did Clare spend her days?
(a) Drinking at the local pub.
(b) Watching movies.
(c) Visiting museums.
(d) Writing essays for school.

13. In "Chapter 8," what does Clare tell Harry/Harriet about her mother?
(a) How in touch with the land she was.
(b) How she taught herself to read and write.
(c) How selfish she could be.
(d) How she cooked dinner every night.

14. Why does Harry/Harriet describe sugarcane as being dangerous?
(a) Because of its spikes.
(b) Because of the slaves who harvest it.
(c) Because of the cost of it.
(d) Because of its sugar content.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Bobby about the nighttime?

2. What nickname is given to Vietnam soldiers, in "Chapter 6"?

3. In "Chapter 7," what is the woman said to have in her bag?

4. Why does the author ask what has happened to the woman, in "Chapter 7"?

5. How does Clare know Miss Cherry?

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