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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 15, why did Claire, Clemantine, and the children have to return to Lusaka?

2. In Chapter 15, how far would Claire walk to bring Rob food in jail?

3. Where did Claire go after her first year at Yale instead of going home?

4. Where did Claire, Clemantine, and the children sleep in Chapter 15?

5. How old was Clemantine in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What jobs did Claire have when they moved a few miles out of Durban?

2. What good and bad news did a dean at Yale have for Clemantine in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 15, what was the market like when Clemantine and the children sat and waited for Claire?

4. How did Clemantine and Claire learn that their parents were alive?

5. In Chapter 9, who helped Claire, Clemantine, and Mariette when the men walked off to find help?

6. What was the camp at Maputo like?

7. Why did Rob decide they needed to move again at the end of Chapter 11?

8. How did Claire and Clemantine get away from the camp in Tanzania in Chapter 7?

9. Why did Clemantine struggle to navigate the lines between the African and African American communities?

10. Why did Clemantine quit taking modeling classes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claire and Clemantine had different ideas about forgiveness. How did Claire and Clemantine have different ideas about forgiveness? How did not being able to forgive affect Clemantine? Was Claire better off because she learned to forgive?

Essay Topic 2

Clemantine arranged a trip to Europe with her mother. What expectations did Clemantine have for the trip and how it would affect the relationship with her mother? Why did her expectations not become reality?

Essay Topic 3

Claire and Clemantine were reunited with their family on an Oprah show. How long was it before the family was all together in the U.S.? How did the past interfere with their relationships when they reunited?

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