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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mona?
(a) Gaspard's daughter.
(b) Blaise's new wife.
(c) Elsie's sister.
(d) Elsie's best friend.

2. Who gives Anika the news about Thomas's wife and daughter dying?
(a) No one. Anika read it in the news paper.
(b) His mother.
(c) His assistant.
(d) Thomas.

3. What drink does Elsie get drunk off of in Section 1?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Rum.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine.

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

5. What lie did Nadia's mother tell her?
(a) Her father abandoned her, but in fact he never knew about her.
(b) Her father is white.
(c) Her father was dead.
(d) She has no siblings.

6. What drink does Gaspard request?
(a) Rum.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Orange Juice.
(d) Coffee.

7. What is Nadia's mother's restaurant named?
(a) Lil Haiti.
(b) Nadia's.
(c) Mama's Place.
(d) Haiti Heaven.

8. What does Olivia do the first night she meets Blaise?
(a) Falls in love with him.
(b) Gets on stage with him.
(c) Fights with him.
(d) Kisses him.

9. How old was Thomas when he moved to New York from Haiti?
(a) 1.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 21.

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

11. Where does Nadia live?
(a) Miami.
(b) New York.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Seattle.

12. Where does Elsie live?
(a) Miami.
(b) Austin.
(c) Oregon.
(d) New York.

13. Who is Roro?
(a) Anika's son.
(b) Anika's husband.
(c) Thomas's assistant.
(d) A Haitian singer.

14. How long did the father/son dictatorship last for in Haiti?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 50 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday do Thomas and Anika meet up?

2. Who is Xavier?

3. Where does Thomas reveal he has been for the past few months?

4. What is Thomas's favorite drink?

5. What does Blaise say happened to Olivia?

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