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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Freda say the president of Haiti would throw from his car at New Year’s?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Money.
(d) Pictures of himself.

3. How old is Michel in story told in the "Monkey Tails" chapter?
(a) 37.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 30.

4. What does Dany tell his aunt about in his dream?
(a) Standing over the dew breaker where he slept.
(b) Finding other people who knew the dew breaker.
(c) Finding where the dew breaker lived.
(d) Murdering the dew breaker in his sleep.

5. Where is Dany’s aunt coming from, when he arrives?
(a) A mass.
(b) A visit with friends.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A childbirth.

6. What does Freda say she is going to do when she goes back to Haiti?
(a) Work for the government.
(b) Join a militia.
(c) Get revenge against the macoutes.
(d) Open a school.

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

8. What does Aline say she studied in school?
(a) Caribbean history.
(b) French literature.
(c) American literature.
(d) World literature.

9. Who are the people Aline wants to write about?
(a) Haitians who hold the agony of Haitian experiences.
(b) Priests who hold the Haitian community together.
(c) Children of Haitians who were forced to flee Haiti.
(d) The prison guards who traumatized Haitians.

10. Why does the narrator says that Claude is luckier than most?
(a) He can talk about his nightmares openly.
(b) He lives in such a gorgeous place.
(c) He has been forgiven for his sins.
(d) He has not suffered very much.

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

12. What does Aline taste in Beatrice’s coffee?
(a) Spices.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Lime.
(d) Vanilla.

13. What is Old Zo’s response when Dany asks if he knows Estina?
(a) His grandfather and her grandfather were cousins.
(b) His maternal uncle was married to Estina’s sister.
(c) His mother is descended from her maternal grandmother’s family.
(d) His father was Estina’s close friend.

14. Why does Claude say he is lucky?
(a) He should have been punished much more harshly than he was.
(b) He might have been killed in prison in Port-au-Prince.
(c) He should have been killed for his crimes.
(d) He was close to dying in a house fire years ago.

15. What kept Dany from making his presence known when he saw the dew breaker?
(a) The threat of retaliation from the man’s family.
(b) The fear of killing the wrong person.
(c) The dread of having murder on his conscience.
(d) The logistics of getting away with murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice had Aline’s boss given her for this interview?

2. When did Estina lose her eyesight?

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

4. How old is Freda?

5. What does Beatrice want to do before she starts her interview with Aline?

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