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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the girl do when the mother takes the statue of the madonna from her?
(a) She begins to hyperventilate.
(b) She begins to sing.
(c) She begins to pray.
(d) She bursts into tears.

3. How old was the girl when her mother took her on a pilgrimage to the Massacre River?
(a) Eight.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Five.
(d) Twelve.

4. What is the girl told to throw away?
(a) Letters from her father.
(b) Pictures of dead soldiers.
(c) Tapes of the boy’s radio show.
(d) Clothes she wore to a rally.

5. Where is the Massacre River?
(a) On the border with the Dominican Republic.
(b) In the center of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) On the border with Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the girl’s manman buried behind the house?

2. What does the girl narrator see this miracle as a sign of?

3. What does the girl say is the biggest weapon the government can use against the people?

4. What does her mother answer?

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

(see the answer key)

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