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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Funeral Singer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Claude accept Dany’s apology so quickly?
(a) He does not want the obligation to impose guilt.
(b) He knows he is in pain.
(c) He did not notice what Dany did, that he is apologizing for.
(d) He did not feel insulted by what Dany said.

2. Why does Beatrice say she enjoyed making wedding dresses?
(a) Because it allowed her to act like a mother to so many girls.
(b) Because she was proud of her work in the community.
(c) Because when everyone looked at the dress, they saw her.
(d) Because she liked keeping up the tradition her grandmother started.

3. What condition does Freda say her father was in when he came back after time in prison?
(a) He did not have a tooth in his mouth.
(b) He could no longer stand upright.
(c) The soles of his feet had been stripped of skin.
(d) His hands were broken and unusable.

4. What does Anne do when the car her family is in passes the cemetery?
(a) Holds her breath.
(b) Praises the dead.
(c) Says a prayer.
(d) Talks about her younger brother who died.

5. When does Eric start to feel joy in anticipation of seeing his wife again?
(a) At the airport.
(b) Weeks before his wife arrives.
(c) The morning of his wife’s arrival.
(d) In the taxi on the way to meet her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eric’s wife keep her possessions from being nabbed by her relatives before she leaves?

2. Where does Freda meet Rézia and Mariselle?

3. Why is Ms. Hinds upset, when Nadine is called to her room?

4. How old is Ms. Hinds?

5. When did Estina lose her eyesight?

(see the answer key)

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