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

2. How does Beatrice indicate the residents of the houses on her block?
(a) By skin color and language.
(b) By political loyalty.
(c) By where they came from in Haiti.
(d) By nationality and profession.

3. How does Ka explain to Gabrielle Fonteneau that she does not have the sculpture?
(a) She says that her father did not like it.
(b) She says that she could not part with it.
(c) She says that another buyer claimed it.
(d) She says that it fell apart in transit.

4. How does Beatrice think the prison guard keeps finding her?
(a) She believes there are spies in the Haitian community.
(b) She thinks her assistance lets him know.
(c) She always announces her changes of address to her clients.
(d) She thinks he has friends in the post office.

5. What does Aline say she learned was useful in her education?
(a) The long history of injustices and violence in the Americas.
(b) The similarity of cultures’ stories.
(c) The injustice of a psychology experiment.
(d) The beauty of the written word.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Anne’s husband go to see Egyptian sculptures?

2. How long has it been since Eric has seen his wife, at the beginning of the "Seven" chapter?

3. What country does The Book of the Dead come from?

4. What do Nadine’s parents ask her to do, in their letter?

5. Who does Aline run into when she is looking into the house she thinks belongs to the Haitian prison guard?

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