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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the macoutes?
(a) Elite soldiers.
(b) Local militia.
(c) Local thugs.
(d) Secret police.

2. What does the boy say he is glad his boat is not full of?
(a) Pregnant women.
(b) Cubans.
(c) Children.
(d) Old people.

3. What does the girl say she wishes she could do?
(a) Flee with magic.
(b) Flee the country.
(c) Kill with magic.
(d) Join the army.

4. Why does the girl say she does not leave the house?
(a) Because there is too much violence in the streets.
(b) Because none of the shops are open anyway.
(c) Because the macoutes are always watching.
(d) Because she cannot go anywhere.

5. How many people are passengers on the boat?
(a) 9.
(b) 24.
(c) 18.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the girl that her mother has died?

2. What flaw does the narrator say he has?

3. Why does the boy say that no one will mistake him and the others for Cuban, now?

4. What has the girl’s manman buried behind the house?

5. Who had Trujillo massacred in the Dominican Republic?

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