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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: The Bridal Seamstress.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eric and his wife forego during carnival?
(a) The tradition of cross-dressing.
(b) The tradition of asking a stranger to marry them.
(c) The tradition of sleeping with other people.
(d) The tradition of getting married.

2. How does Eric’s wife keep her possessions from being nabbed by her relatives before she leaves?
(a) Hides them.
(b) Gift wraps them.
(c) Locks them up.
(d) Gives them away.

3. What is Emmanuel Constant wanted for?
(a) Crimes against the Haitian people.
(b) For murder.
(c) For financial crimes.
(d) For crimes against humanity.

4. Why does Beatrice say she is retiring?
(a) She wants to do something else.
(b) She is tired.
(c) She cannot find good help.
(d) She cannot make a living any more.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dany's pain while walking make him think of?

2. Why does the narrator says that Claude is luckier than most?

3. Why does Claude say he is lucky?

4. Why were prison guards called dew breakers?

5. What does Beatrice want to do before she starts her interview with Aline?

(see the answer key)

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