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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the girl’s mother’s health change the next time she sees her?
(a) She has a festering wound.
(b) She has lost her sight.
(c) She has a severe pain.
(d) She has a cough.

2. Why is the girl’s mother in prison?
(a) She was accused of bewitching a dead boy.
(b) She was accused of stealing food.
(c) She was accused of stealing a baby.
(d) She was accused of adultery.

3. What happens to the girl when she gets to be with her mother?
(a) She panics.
(b) She gets dizzy.
(c) She goes mute.
(d) She forgets her name.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl say when she finally talks to her mother?

2. What prevents the girl’s family from leaving the city?

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

4. What danger does the boy’s boat face?

5. What does the boy say he is glad his boat is not full of?

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