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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. Why does Beatrice say she is retiring?
(a) She cannot find good help.
(b) She cannot make a living any more.
(c) She is tired.
(d) She wants to do something else.

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

3. What kind of days do Freda, Mariselle and Rézia raise their glasses to?
(a) Tumultuous.
(b) Happy.
(c) Uncertain.
(d) Secure.

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

5. Where does Beatrice Saint Fort live?
(a) Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
(b) Léogâne, Haiti.
(c) Far Rockaway, Queens.
(d) Brooklyn, New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Freda say Brother Timonie was?

2. In "Monkey Tails," where does Michel say they should go, to see what is going on?

3. Whose hand has the dictator transferred power to, now that he is leaving?

4. What is the story about where Michel’s father was lost?

5. Why did Claude kill his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Michel’s father, and who is Romain’s?

2. Why does Dany think that Claude is lucky?

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

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

5. Who is the main character of the "The Funeral Singer" chapter, and where is it set?

6. Whose point of view is the "Night Talkers" chapter written from, and where is it set?

7. What does Beatrice say is the secret to her coffee?

8. What is the significance of the title of the "Monkey Tails" chapter?

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

10. What does Freda say her father wished would happen on New Year’s Eve, in the years before he was arrested?

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