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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 does Boukman see in the wall of fire that rises?
(a) The bodies of the slaveholders.
(b) The teeth of his enemies.
(c) The faces of the government soldiers.
(d) The bones of his ancestors.

2. Who does the girl say is her most trusted friend at Ville Rose?
(a) Her pen and paper.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The banyan tree.
(d) Her father.

3. What does the girl say when she finally talks to her mother?
(a) She asks whether her mother flew.
(b) She asks why she took her to Massacre River.
(c) She asks when she will be home.
(d) She tells her mother she loves her.

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

5. When was the Massacre River massacre?
(a) September, 1918.
(b) August, 1954.
(c) April, 1931.
(d) November, 1937.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Guy demonstrate to Lili?

2. What does the boy say is the only thing on Boukman’s mind?

3. What does the girl do when the mother takes the statue of the madonna from her?

4. What is Guy and Lili’s son called at school, on account of his hair?

5. What does the girl say is the biggest weapon the government can use against the people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Boukman’s speech in A Wall of Fire Rising?

2. What is the history of the Massacre River?

3. What news does Lili greet Guy with?

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

5. Why is the boy fleeing from Haiti?

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

7. Why does Guy get angry at his son?

8. Describe the girl’s pilgrimage to the Massacre River.

9. What news does Guy bring home, himself?

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

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