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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Melisande tells the Narrator in Section 3?
(a) "I quit" (65).
(b) "I'm pregnant" (65).
(c) "I hate you" (65).
(d) "I'm going to die" (65).

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

3. What is Elsie's job?
(a) Maid.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Nurses's assistant.

4. What is the gift that Anika has prepared for Thomas?
(a) A key to her apartment.
(b) Sex.
(c) A framed picture of the two of them.
(d) A hand drawn picture of his wife and daughter as birds.

5. How old is Gaspard?
(a) 100.
(b) 22.
(c) 35.
(d) 65.

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

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

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

9. Where is Melisande's third doctor from?
(a) Canada.
(b) Cuba.
(c) America.
(d) Haiti.

10. Why had Nadia visited Miami previously?
(a) She was born there.
(b) She has an aunt who lives there.
(c) She was married there.
(d) Spring break with her girlfriends.

11. What does Nadia suddenly get the urge to do to Maurice's wife after he dies?
(a) Become her daughter.
(b) Scream at her.
(c) Hit her.
(d) Hug her.

12. Who is Olivia?
(a) Mona's sister.
(b) Elsie's daughter.
(c) Blaise's new girlfriend.
(d) Gaspard's daughter.

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

14. What does Blaise say happened to Olivia?
(a) She broke up with him.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She was kidnapped.
(d) She is homeless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Anika and Thomas meet?

2. How old is Melisande?

3. Why does Mona reprimand Elsie?

4. What does the title, "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special" refer to?

5. What does Melisande learn about her first doctor?

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