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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. Why does Beatrice say she enjoyed making wedding dresses?
(a) Because when everyone looked at the dress, they saw her.
(b) Because she liked keeping up the tradition her grandmother started.
(c) Because it allowed her to act like a mother to so many girls.
(d) Because she was proud of her work in the community.

2. Where does Anne’s husband go to see Egyptian sculptures?
(a) The Guggenheim.
(b) The Smithsonian.
(c) The Brooklyn Museum.
(d) The Metropolitan Museum.

3. How old is Ka’s father?
(a) 84.
(b) 65.
(c) 59.
(d) 72.

4. How old is Denise Auguste?
(a) 12.
(b) 28.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aline say she learned was useful in her education?

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

3. Why has Eric stayed on in this cheap basement apartment?

4. What do people say to explain why Dany’s aunt died so shortly after his arrival?

5. How does Beatrice indicate the residents of the houses on her block?

(see the answer key)

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