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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 is one of Blaise's "many obsessions" (4)?
(a) Clean shaven.
(b) Clean clothes.
(c) Clean fingernails.
(d) Clean house.

2. What is one of the ways Nadia describes her mother?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Hurtful.
(d) Beautiful.

3. What does Maurice's wife give Nadia to drink when she gets to Miami?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Guava Juice.
(c) Super sweet lemonade.
(d) Wine.

4. What is the first thing Melisande tells the Narrator in Section 3?
(a) "I'm going to die" (65).
(b) "I'm pregnant" (65).
(c) "I quit" (65).
(d) "I hate you" (65).

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nadia live?

2. What does Dosa mean?

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

4. What is Melisande diagnosed with?

5. Why had Nadia visited Miami previously?

(see the answer key)

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