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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 - Dreams and Promises.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When "Sina," as Macena calls her, becomes pregnant, Mauvant and the men from the community do what?
(a) Build him a hut in the compound.
(b) Put him in jail.
(c) Force him to marry Sina.
(d) Kick him out.

2. The incident shows that McCarthy Brown is what?
(a) A devoted friend to Alourdes and her family.
(b) Very intelligent.
(c) A liar.
(d) A good lawyer.

3. Alourdes ____________ the family spirits that inhabit the land.
(a) Mocks.
(b) Follows.
(c) Studies.
(d) Feeds.

4. When Karen arrives, where does she find Mama Lola?
(a) Asleep.
(b) Slumped against the table.
(c) In a trance.
(d) In the kitchen cooking.

5. For how long do the ceremonies go on?
(a) Until late at night.
(b) Until early in the morning the next day.
(c) For the next week.
(d) Until early in the evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rapelle is told in the dream that she will be able to do what?

2. Philo catches the black fever plaguing Haiti. During her recovery, Ageou visits Philo in a dream and tells her what?

3. Macena shirks his responsibilities and spends all of his time where?

4. What does she learn from her sister-in-law?

5. In Haiti, before she moved to America, Alourdes, like most other Haitian women, did whatever it took to feed herself and her family, including what?

(see the answer key)

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