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

2. How does Denise Auguste respond when Dany thanks her?
(a) “You’re deserving.”
(b) “You’re welcome.”
(c) “Think nothing of it.”
(d) “Now we are even.”

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

4. Who does Freda say Brother Timonie was?
(a) A sailor famous for his exploits.
(b) A politician who was taken by the macoutes.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A fisherman who got lost at sea.

5. What is Dany’s relationship with Tante Estina?
(a) She is his grandmother.
(b) She is his father’s old friend.
(c) She is his father’s sister.
(d) She is his mother’s aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the dictator ruled before he fled?

2. What name does Michel promise to give his unborn child?

3. How did the prison guard torture Beatrice?

4. How does Michel characterize his mother?

5. What kind of days do Freda, Mariselle and Rézia raise their glasses to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Michel say he understood things he should have been too young to understand?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who are Beatrice Saint Ford and Aline Cajuste?

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

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

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