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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does the girl recreate her visit to the Massacre River when she goes to see her mother?
(a) She shaves her head.
(b) She takes food.
(c) She goes barefoot.
(d) She takes extra clothing.

2. What is the narrator’s job, in Between the Pool and the Gardenias?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Groundskeeper.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Cook.

3. What is the old man like, who is watching the cock fight?
(a) An American.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A drunk.
(d) A Cuban.

4. What does the narrator of Between the Pool and the Gardenias compare the dead baby to?
(a) A sculpture.
(b) An icon.
(c) A doll.
(d) A rag.

5. Where are the cock fights taking place?
(a) In the town.
(b) In a hut.
(c) Beneath a banyan tree.
(d) On the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you characterize the narrator’s tone toward her mother, in New York Day Women?

2. Why is the girl’s mother in prison?

3. In what situation does Catherine hope to paint Princesse one day?

4. Why does the narrator’s roof still have holes in it?

5. What was the prison used for before it was a prison?

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