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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. How did Anne’s younger brother die?
(a) Illness.
(b) Abduction.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Drowning.

2. Who does Freda say Brother Timonie was?
(a) A politician who was taken by the macoutes.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A fisherman who got lost at sea.
(d) A sailor famous for his exploits.

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

4. Why does Ka say she wished her father would never stop smiling?
(a) Because his smile hid his scar.
(b) Because he smiled so rarely.
(c) Because he was so beautiful when he smiled.
(d) Because he could be vicious when he was not smiling.

5. What is Dany’s relationship with Tante Estina?
(a) She is his mother’s aunt.
(b) She is his father’s sister.
(c) She is his father’s old friend.
(d) She is his grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reality of Michel’s father’s whereabouts?

2. What is Aline Cajuste’s position at the Haitian American Weekly?

3. What happens when Nadine calls Eric back?

4. How old is Michel while he is narrating the story in the present moment of the story in "Monkey Tails"?

5. Where did Freda grow up?

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