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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 Eric give his wife to drink when she arrives?
(a) Passion fruit juice.
(b) Mango juice.
(c) Water.
(d) Papaya juice.

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

3. What does the next letter Nadine receives from her parents have to report?
(a) Her mother has slipped and fallen.
(b) Her mother is learning to drive.
(c) Her father has prostate cancer.
(d) Her father is coming to visit.

4. What are Nadine’s parents delighted to report having seen outside their house?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A frangipani flower.
(c) A hummingbird.
(d) A rainbow.

5. What does Anne do when the car her family is in passes the cemetery?
(a) Praises the dead.
(b) Holds her breath.
(c) Talks about her younger brother who died.
(d) Says a prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nadine’s reputation on the ward where she works?

2. How old is Ka’s father?

3. How does Ka characterize her mother’s stories of miracles?

4. Why does Nadine not ask her co-worker Josette to tell Ms. Hinds’ parents that she cannot be found?

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

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