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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Funeral Singer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Claude kill his father?
(a) He had an outburst of anger.
(b) His gang required it.
(c) His father had confiscated his drugs.
(d) His father was beating him.

2. When does Anne go up to the man her daughter thought was Emmanuel Constant?
(a) Before the service starts.
(b) After the service.
(c) In between hymns.
(d) After Communion.

3. How old is Michel while he is narrating the story in the present moment of the story in "Monkey Tails"?
(a) 26.
(b) 47.
(c) 30.
(d) 37.

4. Where does Eric work during the day?
(a) The Rendez Vous night club.
(b) King’s County Hospital.
(c) Medgar Evers College.
(d) City Hall.

5. Who is the mob looking for, in Michel’s story?
(a) Government officials.
(b) Macoutes.
(c) Business owners.
(d) Criminals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the story about where Michel’s father was lost?

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

3. What does Anne say is the only part of the drive around the neighborhood Ka seems to enjoy?

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

5. Why were prison guards called dew breakers?

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