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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 & 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the dinner table made of, in Guy and Lili’s house?
(a) Plywood and bricks.
(b) Laps—there is no table.
(c) Shipping crates.
(d) Mahogany.

2. Who is the first narrator of Children of the Sea?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A father.
(c) A lover.
(d) A sailor.

3. What effect does the boy’s speech have on Guy and Lili?
(a) It makes them angry.
(b) It makes them sad.
(c) It makes them impatient.
(d) It makes them proud.

4. Who are the macoutes?
(a) Local militia.
(b) Secret police.
(c) Local thugs.
(d) Elite soldiers.

5. What does the baby in Between the Pool and the Gardenias make the narrator think about?
(a) A friend who could not keep her baby.
(b) The pregnancies she could not keep.
(c) The baby she had aborted.
(d) The babies she had given away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reader learn that the baby the narrator has found is dead?

2. What prevents the girl’s family from leaving the city?

3. Who does the girl say is her most trusted friend at Ville Rose?

4. What secret does the girl’s mother reveal to her?

5. What color does the narrator say her eyes are?

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