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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many microcassettes with Eric’s messages has Nadine added to her altar?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.
2. How much time has gone by since Nadine got the letter that she has not acted on?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three moneys.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Three weeks.
3. What department of the hospital does Nadine work in?
(a) Pediatric oncology.
(b) Ear Nose and Throat.
(c) Rheumatology.
(d) Oncology.
4. What does the narrator say Eric’s wife smells like?
(a) Cinnamon and lilies.
(b) Citron and heliotrope.
(c) Lavender and lime.
(d) Nutmeg and sage.
5. How does Ka explain to Gabrielle Fonteneau that she does not have the sculpture?
(a) She says that it fell apart in transit.
(b) She says that another buyer claimed it.
(c) She says that she could not part with it.
(d) She says that her father did not like it.
6. How does Ka’s father explain why he had to destroy the sculpture of himself?
(a) He was not a prisoner.
(b) His sufferings were never noble.
(c) He cannot allow someone else to own a piece of his soul.
(d) He cannot let the humiliation he suffered continue to exist.
7. What does Eric notices his wife does at 5:11 p.m. while they are out in Brooklyn?
(a) Check her phone.
(b) Say she wants to go home.
(c) Take his hand.
(d) Look for someone in a crowd.
8. What procedure has Ms. Hinds had performed in the hospital?
(a) Laryngectomy.
(b) Lumpectomy.
(c) Cataract surgery.
(d) Hysterectomy.
9. How does Gabrielle Fonteneau react when Ka tells her that she does not have the sculpture?
(a) She is wounded and feels taken advantage of.
(b) She is disappointed but gracious.
(c) She is furious and betrayed.
(d) She is cold and withdraws.
10. What does Gabrielle Fonteneau say she liked about the sculpture?
(a) That it is emotional and innocent.
(b) That it was humble and regal.
(c) That it is powerful and restrained.
(d) That it is complex and elemental.
11. What does Ka’s father leave the Fonteneaus’ house with?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Fish from their lake.
(c) Fruits from their garden.
(d) Lemongrass.
12. What are Nadine’s parents delighted to report having seen outside their house?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A frangipani flower.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A hummingbird.
13. How long has it been since Eric has seen his wife, at the beginning of the "Seven" chapter?
(a) Seven months.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Seven weeks.
(d) Seven days.
14. How frequently has Eric called Nadine since they split up?
(a) Biweekly.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Weekly.
15. Where was Ka born and raised?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Léogâne, Haiti.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the Carnival tradition, who is a married couple supposed to find, to ask the person to marry them?
2. Where does Eric work during the day?
3. Why has Eric stayed on in this cheap basement apartment?
4. What does Nadine do instead of calling her parents?
5. What had Constant’s role been in Haiti, before he moved to the U.S.?
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