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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What painting is above Nadia's table?
(a) A bowl of fruit.
(b) A baby girl swimming in a bowl of squash soup.
(c) A sunset.
(d) A map of Haiti.

2. What is Melisande holding at the end of "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special"?
(a) A beer.
(b) A bottle of pills.
(c) A knife.
(d) A ring.

3. Where does the final scene of "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special" take place?
(a) In the garden.
(b) At the pool.
(c) At the airport.
(d) In the narrator's bedroom.

4. Who is Gaspard?
(a) Elsie's brother.
(b) Elsie's son.
(c) Elsie's patient.
(d) Elsie's ex-husband.

5. What is the name of the first short story in the novel?
(a) Unas.
(b) LaLas.
(c) Dedes.
(d) Dosas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elsie's job?

2. Who is Mona?

3. What does Nadia suddenly get the urge to do to Maurice's wife after he dies?

4. How long did the father/son dictatorship last for in Haiti?

5. Where does Mona live?

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