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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the girl say she does not leave the house?
(a) Because she cannot go anywhere.
(b) Because none of the shops are open anyway.
(c) Because the macoutes are always watching.
(d) Because there is too much violence in the streets.

2. How does the narrator characterize soldiers in Haiti?
(a) Vulgar.
(b) Inhuman.
(c) Machine-like.
(d) Decent.

3. For how many generations has the statue of the Madonna been in the girl’s family before her?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. Why does the boy say that no one will mistake him and the others for Cuban, now?
(a) They are all sunburned.
(b) They have such good equipment.
(c) They are all seasick.
(d) They are all so poor.

5. How long does the girl’s mother make her food last, in prison?
(a) Days.
(b) Months.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the girl’s mother’s connection with the Massacre River?

3. Who are the macoutes?

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

5. How does the girl’s mother’s health change the next time she sees her?

(see the answer key)

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