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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Water Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Eric’s wife brought to the U.S. that does not make it through customs?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Toiletries.
(d) Books.

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

3. What caused Ka’s father to lose his teeth?
(a) A prisoner attacked him.
(b) A car accident.
(c) An infected tooth.
(d) Prison nightmares.

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

5. What is Nadine’s reputation on the ward where she works?
(a) Not friendly.
(b) Open and confiding
(c) Conspiratorial.
(d) Professional and cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many microcassettes with Eric’s messages has Nadine added to her altar?

2. What department of the hospital does Nadine work in?

3. How frequently has Eric called Nadine since they split up?

4. How does the narrator characterize Eric’s declarations of love to his wife after she comes home with him?

5. How does Nadine characterize the woman she sees reflected in the elevator doors?

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