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

2. What was Maurice's wife's job before she moved back to Haiti with Maurice?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Artist.

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

4. How much do Olivia's kidnappers want for her return at first?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $15,000.

5. Where does Maurice want his ashes spread?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Nadia's yard.
(c) His school in Port-au-Prince.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Nadia visited Miami previously?

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

3. What is Melisande diagnosed with?

4. How much money does Elsie give Blaise?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Nadia's "spot" and how does she describe it in Section 2?

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

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

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

7. What happens between Dede and Elsie at the end of "Dosas"?

8. Who was Dede swindled in the past?

9. What does the female Haitian doctor tell the narrator and Melisande?

10. Who is Mona and how does Elsie describe her?

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