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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Water Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How frequently has Eric called Nadine since they split up?
(a) Biweekly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Monthly.

2. When does Eric’s wife finally feel that she is in another country?
(a) When she sees the land underneath the plane as it descends.
(b) When her husband lifts her up in an embrace, then puts her back on the ground.
(c) When her plane touches down.
(d) When the doors open out from Customs.

3. What is the small altar Nadine has built on her dresser for?
(a) To honor her brother who died.
(b) To honor the child she aborted.
(c) To honor her parents.
(d) To honor Eric who has left her.

4. What does Eric notices his wife does at 5:11 p.m. while they are out in Brooklyn?
(a) Check her phone.
(b) Say she wants to go home.
(c) Look for someone in a crowd.
(d) Take his hand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the next letter Nadine receives from her parents have to report?

2. How many microcassettes with Eric’s messages has Nadine added to her altar?

3. Why has Eric stayed on in this cheap basement apartment?

4. How does Nadine characterize the woman she sees reflected in the elevator doors?

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

(see the answer key)

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