2. Why does Dany have to make excuses when he sees people in his aunt’s town?
(a) For not visiting sooner.
(b) For not sending gifts he had promised.
(c) For not sending money home.
(d) For not remembering birthdays.

3. What does Aline say she learned was useful in her education?
(a) The similarity of cultures’ stories.
(b) The injustice of a psychology experiment.
(c) The beauty of the written word.
(d) The long history of injustices and violence in the Americas.

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

5. How old is Freda?
(a) 29.
(b) 14.
(c) 22.
(d) 17.

6. How does Denise Auguste respond when Dany thanks her?
(a) “Think nothing of it.”
(b) “You’re deserving.”
(c) “Now we are even.”
(d) “You’re welcome.”

7. Where does Freda meet Rézia and Mariselle?
(a) In Rézia’s restaurant.
(b) In class to get their GED.
(c) In Freda’s parents’ house.
(d) In church.

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

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

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

11. How does Freda says she got her start as a funeral singer?
(a) By singing in her house when a funeral passed by.
(b) By singing in a school choir.
(c) By singing at a distant relative’s funeral.
(d) By singing Brother Timonie at her father’s funeral service.

12. Why does Estina call for Claude to meet Dany?
(a) So Claude can learn English.
(b) So Dany can translate for Claude.
(c) So Claude can have a brother-figure.
(d) So they can speak English together.

13. Why does Freda say she doodled in her notebook?
(a) To create figures to keep her company.
(b) To frighten herself.
(c) To act out the fights she could not have in reality.
(d) To take out her aggressions on someone.

14. Why were prison guards called dew breakers?
(a) They would come for you when the dew was settling.
(b) They would come for you early in the morning.
(c) The pain of torture would make sweat pop out on people’s skin like dew.
(d) They would break so many bones when they tortured people.

15. Who is Romain’s father?
(a) The water station owner.
(b) A rabble-rousing laborer.
(c) A prominent macoute.
(d) A local businessman.