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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the song, the lyric says that the singer had to leave Haiti before what happened?
(a) He or she understood it.
(b) The country exploded.
(c) The old president returned.
(d) He or she was killed.

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

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

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

5. What does the girl’s mother hope for the girl?
(a) That she will get revenge for her sake.
(b) That she will get out of the country.
(c) That she will return to the Massacre River.
(d) That she will have someone to care for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl say she wishes she could do?

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

3. Who tells the girl that her mother has died?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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