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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. When does Eric’s wife finally feel that she is in another country?
(a) When her husband lifts her up in an embrace, then puts her back on the ground.
(b) When she sees the land underneath the plane as it descends.
(c) When the doors open out from Customs.
(d) When her plane touches down.

2. What happens when Nadine calls Eric back?
(a) He tells her not to call any more.
(b) His number has been changed.
(c) They talk briefly before he breaks off abruptly.
(d) His wife picks up.

3. What advice had Aline’s boss given her for this interview?
(a) Do not get too cozy with the natives.
(b) Let her subject get comfortable and talk.
(c) Notice everything.
(d) Ask smart questions.

4. What is a ka, in The Book of the Dead?
(a) An altar for offering prayers.
(b) An angel who weighs the soul.
(c) A sacrificial offering.
(d) A double of the body.

5. Where is Michel telling the story of this time in Haiti?
(a) On the bus talking with a stranger.
(b) In prison with other men.
(c) In bed with his pregnant wife.
(d) Driving home with his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hand has the dictator transferred power to, now that he is leaving?

2. Why does Freda sing Brother Timonie for her friends?

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

4. What is Rézia’s horror story from Haiti?

5. What is the theme Ka identifies in her mother’s stories of miracles?

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