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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. How does the narrator help Melisande take her medication?
(a) She hides it in her porridge.
(b) They have breakfast together.
(c) She crushes it and pours it into a drink.
(d) She pays Melisande to take it.

2. What is Nadia doing at the start of "In the Old Days"?
(a) Eating at her mother's restaurant.
(b) Flying to Miami.
(c) Watching T.V.
(d) Grading essays.

3. Why are Thomas and his family in Haiti during the time of the earthquake?
(a) To work on their marriage among family.
(b) To open a restaurant.
(c) To baptize their daughter.
(d) To sell their house.

4. What is Nadia's father's name?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Charles.
(c) James.
(d) William.

5. What does Maurice's wife give Nadia to drink when she gets to Miami?
(a) Super sweet lemonade.
(b) Guava Juice.
(c) Wine.
(d) Whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nadia's father's wife wearing on her feet?

2. What is the name of the first short story in the novel?

3. What is Nadia's job?

4. How old is Gaspard?

5. Where does Mona live?

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