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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Funeral Singer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the people Aline wants to write about?
(a) The prison guards who traumatized Haitians.
(b) Children of Haitians who were forced to flee Haiti.
(c) Priests who hold the Haitian community together.
(d) Haitians who hold the agony of Haitian experiences.

2. What does Freda say the president of Haiti would throw from his car at New Year’s?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Money.
(c) Pictures of himself.
(d) Food.

3. What procedure has Ms. Hinds had performed in the hospital?
(a) Hysterectomy.
(b) Lumpectomy.
(c) Laryngectomy.
(d) Cataract surgery.

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

5. Where does Anne’s husband go to see Egyptian sculptures?
(a) The Metropolitan Museum.
(b) The Brooklyn Museum.
(c) The Guggenheim.
(d) The Smithsonian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Anne’s husband’s barber shop?

2. What does Aline say she studied in school?

3. What is Aline Cajuste’s position at the Haitian American Weekly?

4. What do Nadine’s parents ask her to do, in their letter?

5. What sentence was passed on Constant when he was tried in Haiti in absentia?

(see the answer key)

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