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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 broke up with him.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is homeless.
(d) She was kidnapped.

2. What book do Nadia's students write about?
(a) Anne of Green Gables.
(b) The Stranger.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

3. Where did the narrator of "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special" go to graduate school?
(a) New York.
(b) Miami.
(c) California.
(d) Haiti.

4. What does Dosa mean?
(a) Surplus child.
(b) Loved one.
(c) Motherland.
(d) Little sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Blaise's profession?

2. Who is Blaise?

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

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

5. What has Anika started sketching?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Nadia not know her father, in Section 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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