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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. In "Monkey Tails," where does Michel say they should go, to see what is going on?
(a) The streets.
(b) The watch tower.
(c) The city center.
(d) The radio.

2. How long had the dictator ruled before he fled?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 26. years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 11 years.

3. What is Aline Cajuste’s position at the Haitian American Weekly?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Intern.
(c) Editor.
(d) Producer.

4. How does Beatrice answer when Aline asks how old she is?
(a) She says she is in her 60s.
(b) She says she is in her 50s.
(c) She does not answer, she only laughs.
(d) She says she is in her 40s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aline run into when she is looking into the house she thinks belongs to the Haitian prison guard?

2. Where does Dany get a sharp pain after walking for two hours?

3. What does Aline say she studied in school?

4. How does Beatrice indicate the residents of the houses on her block?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the three deaths Freda’s mother says all people have?

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

4. What does Beatrice ultimately tell us about the character of Ka’s father?

5. Who are Beatrice Saint Ford and Aline Cajuste?

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

7. Why did Freda emigrate from Haiti to the U.S.?

8. How is Aline failing to follow her editor’s advice in the interview?

9. What kind of insight does Aline give us into the authorial labor of writing the novel in which Aline herself appears?

10. What news is the main character of "Night Talkers" bringing with him?

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