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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. What did a woman give Clemantine and the children when they were waiting for Claire in Chapter 15?

2. Where were Clemantine, Claire, Rob, and Mariette in Chapter 8?

3. When did Claire fly to Rwanda in Chapter 10?

4. How old was Clemantine when Oprah wanted to fly her and Claire to South Africa in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 9, who came to help Claire and Clemantine when the men did not return?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Claire get her family to the U.S.?

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

3. In Chapter 13, what was Kazimia like when Claire, Clemantine, and Mariette returned there?

4. What did Clemantine think created true survival of the body and soul in Chapter 14?

5. What happened when Clemantine went to the pharmacy in Chapter 16?

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

7. In Chapter 7, what was Rob like?

8. Why did Clemantine quit taking modeling classes?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rwanda established a Remembrance Day and a period of mourning for the genocide. How did Clemantine feel about the Remembrance Day? What pain did it cause her? How did it make her want to remember and to forget?

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 was reluctant to settle anywhere when they lived in Africa. Why was Claire reluctant to settle anywhere when they lived in Africa? Why did she think she would become a victim if she settled somewhere?

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