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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dosa mean?
(a) Little sister.
(b) Motherland.
(c) Loved one.
(d) Surplus child.

2. Where did the narrator of "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special" go to graduate school?
(a) Miami.
(b) California.
(c) Haiti.
(d) New York.

3. What painting is above Nadia's table?
(a) A bowl of fruit.
(b) A map of Haiti.
(c) A sunset.
(d) A baby girl swimming in a bowl of squash soup.

4. What does Nadia suddenly get the urge to do to Maurice's wife after he dies?
(a) Scream at her.
(b) Hit her.
(c) Become her daughter.
(d) Hug her.

5. Who is Xavier?
(a) The narrator's husband.
(b) The narrator's son.
(c) Melisande's boyfriend.
(d) Babette's husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of beer do Nadia and her mother drink?

2. What is Elsie's job?

3. What lie did Nadia's mother tell her?

4. How does the narrator help Melisande take her medication?

5. Where are Nadia's father and his wife when she calls Nadia?

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