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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anika wear to her meeting with Thomas?
(a) A bathing suit.
(b) Pajamas.
(c) A black dress.
(d) A green pant's suit.

2. What meal does Gaspard request?
(a) Stewed chicken.
(b) Chicken soup.
(c) Rice and peas.
(d) Palm of heart and avocado salad.

3. What is one of the ways Nadia describes her mother?
(a) Hurtful.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Ugly.

4. What did Nadia's father die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart Attack.
(c) Lupus.
(d) AIDS.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blaise say happened to Olivia?

2. What class does Anika teach at Miami Dade College?

3. What does Dosa mean?

4. How much money does Elsie give Blaise?

5. Who is Olivia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Canadian doctor who Melisande goes to first concerned about Melisande?

2. What does Anika say initially attracted her to Thomas?

3. What is the job that the narrator and her husband have?

4. How does the chapter 'The Gift' get its name?

5. What is Elsie's job in Section 1? Does she like it?

6. What does Dede reveal to Elsie about Blaise in "Dosas"?

7. How does the earthquake in Haiti impact Thomas's life?

8. How does Elsie describe Olivia when she first meets and becomes friends with her in Section 1?

9. How does the narrator respond when Melisande tells her about her medical news?

10. What does Anika do after she learns about the earthquake in Haiti?

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