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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the boy’s book covered, according to the narrator?
(a) Meticulously.
(b) Shoddily.
(c) Carefully.
(d) Roughly.

3. What does the boy say is the only thing on Boukman’s mind?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Supper.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Power.

4. What is the dinner table made of, in Guy and Lili’s house?
(a) Laps—there is no table.
(b) Mahogany.
(c) Shipping crates.
(d) Plywood and bricks.

5. What does the boy say he is glad his boat is not full of?
(a) Pregnant women.
(b) Cubans.
(c) Old people.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Boukman?

3. Why do the guards make the women dash themselves with cold water at night?

4. Where does the girl visit her mother?

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

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