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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Boukman?
(a) A Haitian president.
(b) A rebel leader.
(c) A Haitian slave owner.
(d) An American singer.

2. What color would the women wear, when they visited the Massacre River?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

3. What news does Guy finally tell his wife?
(a) That he got work for the next day.
(b) That he was promoted.
(c) That he was hired full-time.
(d) That he was fired.

4. Who had Trujillo massacred in the Dominican Republic?
(a) All Haitians.
(b) All Americans.
(c) All immigrants.
(d) All foreign women.

5. How old was the girl when her mother took her on a pilgrimage to the Massacre River?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does her mother answer?

3. What does the girl hear when she is hiding in the latrine?

4. What does the girl take to her mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the boy in Children of the Sea describe his love for the girl?

2. What are the mood and tone of this story?

3. What consolation is there for the girl after her mother dies?

4. What happens to the boy in the end of the story?

5. What is the significance of the sugar mill, in the day and at night?

6. What happens to the pregnant girl on the ship?

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

8. Describe the circumstances in which Guy and Lili live.

9. What happens when the soldiers come for the girl’s neighbor?

10. What is the history of the Madonna the girl carries?

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