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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Monkey Tails.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Estina call for Claude to meet Dany?
(a) So Dany can translate for Claude.
(b) So they can speak English together.
(c) So Claude can learn English.
(d) So Claude can have a brother-figure.

2. Why does Claude say he is lucky?
(a) He should have been killed for his crimes.
(b) He should have been punished much more harshly than he was.
(c) He was close to dying in a house fire years ago.
(d) He might have been killed in prison in Port-au-Prince.

3. What are Nadine’s parents delighted to report having seen outside their house?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A lizard.
(c) A frangipani flower.
(d) A hummingbird.

4. How does Nadine characterize the woman she sees reflected in the elevator doors?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Unrecognizable.
(d) Forgotten.

5. Who does Michel say was “orphaned” by the dictator’s departure (140)?
(a) Haiti’s poor.
(b) Haiti’s secret police.
(c) Business owners.
(d) International businessmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has gone by since Nadine got the letter that she has not acted on?

2. What does Denise Auguste bring Dany and his aunt?

3. What is Old Zo’s response when Dany asks if he knows Estina?

4. What is the small altar Nadine has built on her dresser for?

5. In "Monkey Tails," where does Michel say they should go, to see what is going on?

(see the answer key)

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