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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What condition does Freda say her father was in when he came back after time in prison?
(a) He could no longer stand upright.
(b) His hands were broken and unusable.
(c) He did not have a tooth in his mouth.
(d) The soles of his feet had been stripped of skin.

4. Why does Claude accept Dany’s apology so quickly?
(a) He did not notice what Dany did, that he is apologizing for.
(b) He does not want the obligation to impose guilt.
(c) He knows he is in pain.
(d) He did not feel insulted by what Dany said.

5. How does Freda say she would introduce herself if she could?
(a) By telling her full family name and some of their history.
(b) By singing Brother Timonie.
(c) By reciting a psalm.
(d) By naming her home town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Michel telling the story of this time in Haiti?

2. How old is Freda?

3. What is the reality of Michel’s father’s whereabouts?

4. What is the mob doing to people it captures?

5. How does Freda says she got her start as a funeral singer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Claude say that he is the luckiest man in the world?

2. Who is the main character of the "Monkey Tails" chapter, and where is it set?

3. Who are Beatrice Saint Ford and Aline Cajuste?

4. Why does Dany think that Claude is lucky?

5. How does Danticat characterize the events in the streets of Port-au-Prince?

6. What does the main character of "Night Talkers" do is his dream?

7. What does Aline find when she investigates the house Beatrice called the Haitian prison guard’s house?

8. How does the narrator characterize Dany’s relationship with Denise Auguste?

9. What is the action that takes place at Monsieur Christophe’s water station during the rioting?

10. Why does the main character of "Night Talkers" get three pieces of cloth to keep with him the rest of his life?

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