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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: The Book of Miracles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nadine do instead of calling her parents?
(a) Read a book.
(b) Go out for groceries.
(c) Weep.
(d) Watch tv.

2. Where is Fonteneau visiting her parents, that Ka is bringing her the sculpture?
(a) Tampa.
(b) Orlando.
(c) St. Augustine.
(d) Jacksonville.

3. How long has it been since Eric has seen his wife, at the beginning of the "Seven" chapter?
(a) Seven weeks.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Seven months.

4. How did Ka get in touch with Gabrielle Fonteneau, to sell her the sculpture?
(a) They met at a gallery opening.
(b) Fonteneau found her on the internet.
(c) Through the Haitian American Weekly.
(d) Through a friend.

5. How many microcassettes with Eric’s messages has Nadine added to her altar?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Nadine’s parents delighted to report having seen outside their house?

2. How tall is the sculpture Ka made of her father?

3. Where was Ka born and raised?

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

5. Why does Ka say that her father destroyed the sculpture?

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