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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does the boy surprise his father?
(a) He already knows his lines.
(b) He has learned the whole history of Haiti’s slave revolt.
(c) He has already borrowed clothes.
(d) He has already been rehearsing with his classmates.

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

3. What does the girl narrator see this miracle as a sign of?
(a) Her mother’s release.
(b) Her imminent freedom.
(c) Her mother’s death.
(d) Her looming death.

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

5. What flaw does the narrator say he has?
(a) His imagination is frail.
(b) He imagines his death too easily.
(c) He cannot imagine the future.
(d) He imagines too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Guy finally tell his wife?

2. When was the Massacre River massacre?

3. How is the boy’s book covered, according to the narrator?

4. How old are the narrators?

5. Why does the girl say she does not leave the house?

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