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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boy say the sign was for his family to leave Jamaica?
(a) The death of Miss Mattie.
(b) The fires in the village.
(c) The hurricane season.
(d) The changing political leaders.

2. In "Chapter 1," who is considered to be the force behind civilization?
(a) The Jamaicans.
(b) The women.
(c) The children.
(d) The English.

3. Where are the words "no telephone to heaven" painted?
(a) On a truck.
(b) On a billboard.
(c) On a government building.
(d) On a shack.

4. Why does Jennie come to live with Clare and Boy?
(a) Because Kitty sent her there.
(b) Because she wanted a better job.
(c) Because Kitty died.
(d) Because Boy kidnapped her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kitty visit the cemetery?

2. What does Jennie make Clare question in "Chapter 4"?

3. Who does Charles have Christopher first serve?

4. In the beginning of "Chapter 1," what has just ended?

5. How are the members of Paul's family killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What probably leads Christopher to kill Paul's family?

2. How does Clare feel about her relationship with Kitty after Kitty returns to Jamaica?

3. How does Boy feel about life in America, in "Chapter 3"?

4. What happens when the Hispanic woman comes into the laundry, in "Chapter 3"?

5. How is Clare's relationship with Paul defined?

6. What is revealed about Paul and Christopher when they talk to each other, in "Chapter 2"?

7. How is the truck in "Chapter 2" connected to religion?

8. What happens when Christopher has a vision of his grandmother?

9. What does Christopher say happened to him when he met with a Brother at the church as a child?

10. How does Jennie adjust to life in the United States, in "Chapter 4"?

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