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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Night Talkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Nadine’s parents ask her to do, in their letter?
(a) Call them.
(b) Write them back.
(c) Send money.
(d) Come home.

2. What sentence was passed on Constant when he was tried in Haiti in absentia?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) 50 years in prison.
(c) 25 years in prison.
(d) Execution.

3. Why does Estina call for Claude to meet Dany?
(a) So Dany can translate for Claude.
(b) So they can speak English together.
(c) So Claude can learn English.
(d) So Claude can have a brother-figure.

4. Where does Eric work at night?
(a) King’s County Hospital.
(b) Medgar Evers College.
(c) The Rendez Vous night club.
(d) City Hall.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ka characterize her mother’s stories of miracles?

2. How old is Ms. Hinds?

3. What does Eric give his wife to drink when she arrives?

4. How old is Eric, the main character of the "Seven" chapter?

5. How does Gabrielle Fonteneau react when Ka tells her that she does not have the sculpture?

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