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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sentence was passed on Constant when he was tried in Haiti in absentia?
(a) Execution.
(b) 50 years in prison.
(c) Life in prison.
(d) 25 years in prison.

3. How tall is the sculpture Ka made of her father?
(a) One foot.
(b) Six feet.
(c) Twelve feet.
(d) Three feet.

4. How did Anne’s younger brother die?
(a) Abduction.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Illness.

5. How does Eric look at his wife on the bus ride back home?
(a) As if he does not recognize her.
(b) As if he cannot see her enough.
(c) As if he were just seeing her for the first time.
(d) As if he is trying to see her for the first time.

6. How old is Eric, the main character of the "Seven" chapter?
(a) 27.
(b) 34.
(c) 47.
(d) 37.

7. What does the next letter Nadine receives from her parents have to report?
(a) Her mother is learning to drive.
(b) Her mother has slipped and fallen.
(c) Her father has prostate cancer.
(d) Her father is coming to visit.

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

9. What do Nadine’s parents ask her to do, in their letter?
(a) Send money.
(b) Call them.
(c) Write them back.
(d) Come home.

10. Where does Nadine read her parents’ letter every day?
(a) In her living room.
(b) In the hospital cafeteria.
(c) In the subway.
(d) In her bed.

11. How does Ka characterize her mother’s stories of miracles?
(a) Incredible.
(b) Fabulous.
(c) Colorful.
(d) Far-fetched.

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

13. Why has Eric stayed on in this cheap basement apartment?
(a) To save money for school
(b) To save money for a baby.
(c) To save money for his wife.
(d) To save money to buy a house.

14. How does the narrator says that Anne feels about having stopped having epileptic seizures?
(a) Free.
(b) Forgiven.
(c) Redeemed.
(d) Resurrected.

15. What does Anne’s daughter (Ka) respond with when Anne tries to tell her about a miracle?
(a) “Ouch.”
(b) “Whatever.”
(c) “Really?”
(d) “Cool.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Nadine’s parents delighted to report having seen outside their house?

2. In the Carnival tradition, who is a married couple supposed to find, to ask the person to marry them?

3. Where is Fonteneau visiting her parents, that Ka is bringing her the sculpture?

4. What country does The Book of the Dead come from?

5. How does Nadine characterize the woman she sees reflected in the elevator doors?

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