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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. How long does the narrator sleep after the flight in Chapter 1?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) She does not sleep.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

2. Where is the twins' father?
(a) He is abroad.
(b) He is in Ghana.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is in California.

3. Who believes in Communism?
(a) Agathe.
(b) Pop.
(c) Sankara.
(d) Marie.

4. Who dunks Marie under the water at summer camp?
(a) Helene.
(b) Pop.
(c) Rhonda.
(d) Robbie.

5. Who gets sent to Martinique to live with Agathe?
(a) Helene and Marie.
(b) Marie.
(c) Helene.
(d) Bunny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Martinique for Marie?

2. Who is Chris?

3. Who dies in the first chapter?

4. Who runs away from Agathe's house?

5. What is Marie's favorite thing to do in the summer growing up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens one summer at day camp?

2. What does Marie think of Thomas at first?

3. Where does Marie take Thomas for dinner?

4. What is Marie's relationship with Agathe like after Helene's wake?

5. What happens at Helene's wake?

6. Who took over Agathe's job as the mother figure when she left?

7. What happens when Marie first gets to her mother's house with the boys?

8. What news does Helene give Marie at Tompkins Square Park?

9. Who is Aisha?

10. Who is Chris?

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