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

2. How does Aline characterize Beatrice’s state of mind to her editor?
(a) Haunted.
(b) Nutty.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Disturbed.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Dany’s aunt coming from, when he arrives?

3. Why does Freda say she left Haiti?

4. Why does Estina call for Claude to meet Dany?

5. What does Denise Auguste bring Dany and his aunt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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