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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Eric’s wife smells like?
(a) Lavender and lime.
(b) Nutmeg and sage.
(c) Citron and heliotrope.
(d) Cinnamon and lilies.

2. What does Gabrielle Fonteneau say she liked about the sculpture?
(a) That it is powerful and restrained.
(b) That it is complex and elemental.
(c) That it is emotional and innocent.
(d) That it was humble and regal.

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

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 was so beautiful when he smiled.
(c) Because he smiled so rarely.
(d) Because his smile hid his scar.

5. How tall is the sculpture Ka made of her father?
(a) Six feet.
(b) Twelve feet.
(c) Three feet.
(d) One foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ka’s father say that he does not deserve to have a statue?

2. Why has Eric stayed on in this cheap basement apartment?

3. How did Ka get in touch with Gabrielle Fonteneau, to sell her the sculpture?

4. When does Eric’s wife finally feel that she is in another country?

5. What has made the Cenegal nightclub famous since the days when Eric and Dany used to go there?

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