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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do the guards make the women dash themselves with cold water at night?
(a) To keep wings from growing from their shoulders.
(b) To humiliate them.
(c) To keep them clean.
(d) To keep them from sleeping well.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the narrators?

2. How does the narrator characterize soldiers in Haiti?

3. Who does the boy dream of?

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

5. Where is the narrator writing from?

(see the answer key)

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