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

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

3. Who is Blaise?
(a) Elsie's patient.
(b) Elsie's ex-husband.
(c) Elsie's best friend.
(d) Elsie's brother.

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

5. What does Maurice's wife give Nadia to drink when she gets to Miami?
(a) Guava Juice.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Super sweet lemonade.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Melisande holding at the end of "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special"?

2. What is Nadia's father's wife wearing on her feet?

3. What is the narrator's job in "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special"?

4. How much do Olivia's kidnappers want for her return at first?

5. What is one of the ways Nadia describes her mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Blaise in Section 1, what happens to Olivia?

5. Who was Dede swindled in the past?

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

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

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

9. How did Anika and Thomas first meet?

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

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