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

2. What is Blaise's profession?
(a) Bartender.
(b) Musician.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Lawyer.

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

4. What is Olivia wearing the night she meets Blaise?
(a) White blouse and black skirt.
(b) A Halloween costume.
(c) A bathing suit.
(d) Green-sequined cocktail dress.

5. Who is Wesley?
(a) Babette's brother.
(b) The narrator's husband.
(c) Melisande's son.
(d) The narrator's son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mona live?

3. What does Thomas say when Anika tells him she is pregnant?

4. Where do Anika and Thomas meet?

5. Where is Anika when she begins to miscarry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the key physical differences in Thomas since the earthquake?

2. What happens when Nadia gets to the house to see her father, in Section 2?

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

4. What events lead up to Thomas and Anika pouring water on their heads?

5. How does Nadia's mother react when Nadia calls her after learning her father is dead?

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

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

8. What do the narrator and Babette talk about when they meet?

9. How does the chapter get it's name, "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special"?

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

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