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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eric look at his wife on the bus ride back home?
(a) As if he does not recognize her.
(b) As if he is trying to see her for the first time.
(c) As if he were just seeing her for the first time.
(d) As if he cannot see her enough.

2. What did Eric and his wife forego during carnival?
(a) The tradition of getting married.
(b) The tradition of asking a stranger to marry them.
(c) The tradition of sleeping with other people.
(d) The tradition of cross-dressing.

3. Where does Eric take his wife on the bus?
(a) City Hall.
(b) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) Brooklyn Heights.
(d) Prospect Park.

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

5. What does Ka say her father has learned confessions cannot do?
(a) Purge a sin.
(b) Repair an injury.
(c) Cleanse a guilty conscience.
(d) Lighten living hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ka’s father explain why he had to destroy the sculpture of himself?

2. What is a ka, in The Book of the Dead?

3. What country does The Book of the Dead come from?

4. How old is Eric, the main character of the "Seven" chapter?

5. How does Gabrielle Fonteneau react when Ka tells her that she does not have the sculpture?

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