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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. How does the narrator characterize Eric’s declarations of love to his wife after she comes home with him?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Song.
(c) Prattle.
(d) Babble.

2. Why does the narrator says that Claude is luckier than most?
(a) He has not suffered very much.
(b) He has been forgiven for his sins.
(c) He can talk about his nightmares openly.
(d) He lives in such a gorgeous place.

3. What does Gabrielle Fonteneau say she liked about the sculpture?
(a) That it is complex and elemental.
(b) That it is powerful and restrained.
(c) That it was humble and regal.
(d) That it is emotional and innocent.

4. Where does Nadine live?
(a) Brooklyn Heights.
(b) Canarsie.
(c) Off Prospect Park.
(d) Far Rockaway.

5. How old is Nadine?
(a) 44.
(b) 22.
(c) 27.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beatrice say the women who come to her for wedding dresses call her?

2. What does Eric notices his wife does at 5:11 p.m. while they are out in Brooklyn?

3. How does Ka’s father explain why he had to destroy the sculpture of himself?

4. Why does Dany have to make excuses when he sees people in his aunt’s town?

5. Where was Ka born and raised?

(see the answer key)

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