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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the prison used for before it was a prison?
(a) A country house.
(b) A slave auction house.
(c) A castle.
(d) An American fort.

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

3. How does the girl know the person who tells her that her mother has died?
(a) The person carries a letter from the mother.
(b) The person knows the password.
(c) They play the questioning game.
(d) The person has a piece of her mother’s clothing.

4. What likely happened to the boy’s boat?
(a) It sank.
(b) It arrived safely.
(c) It was destroyed in a storm.
(d) It was captured by Haitian sailors.

5. What miracle does Nineteen Thirty-Seven start with?
(a) A man brought back to life.
(b) The face of Jesus.
(c) A crying madonna.
(d) A healing scar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl’s mother hope for the girl?

2. Who is the first narrator of Children of the Sea?

3. What does the girl take to her mother?

4. What color would the women wear, when they visited the Massacre River?

5. Who had Trujillo massacred in the Dominican Republic?

(see the answer key)

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