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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. How old is Denise Auguste?
(a) 28.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

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

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

4. Why does Claude say he is lucky?
(a) He should have been killed for his crimes.
(b) He might have been killed in prison in Port-au-Prince.
(c) He should have been punished much more harshly than he was.
(d) He was close to dying in a house fire years ago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aline Cajuste’s position at the Haitian American Weekly?

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

3. Why does Claude accept Dany’s apology so quickly?

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

5. What does Aline taste in Beatrice’s coffee?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the song Brother Timonie?

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

4. Who are Beatrice Saint Ford and Aline Cajuste?

5. What does Beatrice say appeals to hear about making wedding dresses?

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

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

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

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

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

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