View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Old Zo’s response when Dany asks if he knows Estina?
(a) His mother is descended from her maternal grandmother’s family.
(b) His grandfather and her grandfather were cousins.
(c) His maternal uncle was married to Estina’s sister.
(d) His father was Estina’s close friend.

3. Where does Aline think about going, after her interview with Beatrice?
(a) Back home to her parents.
(b) To school in Haiti.
(c) To work in Haiti.
(d) Back to the office.

4. What is Dany’s relationship with Tante Estina?
(a) She is his father’s old friend.
(b) She is his mother’s aunt.
(c) She is his father’s sister.
(d) She is his grandmother.

5. How does Ka say her father reacted when she tried to take his picture?
(a) Like a ham in front of an audience.
(b) Like a beautiful woman being flattered.
(c) Like a great man in front of admirers.
(d) Like a child afraid of a slap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aline see when she looks into the house Beatrice calls the prison guard’s house?

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

3. What is Gabrielle Fonteneau’s profession?

4. How many microcassettes with Eric’s messages has Nadine added to her altar?

5. Why did Claude kill his father?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 292 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample