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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: The Gift.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anika promise Thomas in order to get him to meet up with her?
(a) She'll reveal the secret she's been keeping from him.
(b) She'll pay him back the money she owes him.
(c) A sexual encounter.
(d) A gift.

2. What does Maurice's wife give Nadia to eat when she gets to Miami?
(a) Oxtail.
(b) Jerk Chicken.
(c) Bread Soup.
(d) Brunch.

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

4. Where did Thomas live before he moved to Miami?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Park Slope.
(c) Seattle.
(d) San Diego.

5. What does Thomas smell like when he and Anika meet up?
(a) Body odor.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) After shave.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator help Melisande take her medication?

2. Where did the narrator of "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special" go to graduate school?

3. Where do Anika and Thomas meet?

4. What does Nadia's mother say to her after Nadia calls to say Maurice is dead?

5. Why are Thomas and his family in Haiti during the time of the earthquake?

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