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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 Gabrielle Fonteneau react when Ka tells her that she does not have the sculpture?
(a) She is furious and betrayed.
(b) She is cold and withdraws.
(c) She is disappointed but gracious.
(d) She is wounded and feels taken advantage of.

2. What do Dany and Michel purchase, to make Eric’s wife more at home?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Curtains.
(c) Robes.
(d) Furniture.

3. How does Ka say her father reacted when she tried to take his picture?
(a) Like a great man in front of admirers.
(b) Like a child afraid of a slap.
(c) Like a ham in front of an audience.
(d) Like a beautiful woman being flattered.

4. How does the narrator characterize Eric’s declarations of love to his wife after she comes home with him?
(a) Babble.
(b) Song.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Prattle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ka say she wished her father would never stop smiling?

2. Why does Eric chastise himself for his behavior toward his landlady?

3. How old is Ka’s father?

4. What does Ka say her father has learned confessions cannot do?

5. Where are Ka and her father at the start of the book?

(see the answer key)

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