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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 8," where does Clare look for Bobby?

2. What does Clare describe as being the "unquiet ground," in "Chapter 8"?

3. Where does Christopher get the nickname "the watchman"?

4. Where does the woman emit flames, in "Chapter 7"?

5. What happens to the white people in the quote, at the beginning of "Chapter 11"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the author worried about, in "Chapter 7"?

2. What does Clare do with her friend Liz, in "Chapter 5"?

3. What do Clare and Harry/Harriet do during her visit to Jamaica?

4. Why is Clare interviewed, in "Chapter 10"?

5. How is the woman in "Chapter 7" described?

6. What happens when Clare sees the Jamaican orphans?

7. What happens when Clare discovers she is pregnant, in "Chapter 6"?

8. What happens when the helicopter flies overhead during the film shoot?

9. What does Clare realize about Liz after they visit, in "Chapter 5"?

10. What does Clare do when she arrives at the movie set, in "Chapter 11"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does "No Telephone to Heaven" present, and comment on, double colonization?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the use of multiple narrative techniques in the novel. Consider the shifting perspectives, insertion of poetry, and use of quotes to open the chapters.

Essay Topic 3

How does Clare's family influence her? What message about blood relatives does this novel provide?

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