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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Anne go up to the man her daughter thought was Emmanuel Constant?
(a) In between hymns.
(b) After the service.
(c) After Communion.
(d) Before the service starts.

2. How does Ka say her father reacted when she tried to take his picture?
(a) Like a child afraid of a slap.
(b) Like a ham in front of an audience.
(c) Like a great man in front of admirers.
(d) Like a beautiful woman being flattered.

3. How does Gabrielle Fonteneau react when Ka tells her that she does not have the sculpture?
(a) She is cold and withdraws.
(b) She is disappointed but gracious.
(c) She is furious and betrayed.
(d) She is wounded and feels taken advantage of.

4. What does Gabrielle Fonteneau say she liked about the sculpture?
(a) That it is emotional and innocent.
(b) That it was humble and regal.
(c) That it is complex and elemental.
(d) That it is powerful and restrained.

5. How old is Ms. Hinds?
(a) 25.
(b) 64.
(c) 32.
(d) 39.

6. What does Nadine do instead of calling her parents?
(a) Weep.
(b) Read a book.
(c) Go out for groceries.
(d) Watch tv.

7. How old is Nadine?
(a) 30.
(b) 44.
(c) 27.
(d) 22.

8. Where does Nadine live?
(a) Off Prospect Park.
(b) Far Rockaway.
(c) Brooklyn Heights.
(d) Canarsie.

9. How tall is the sculpture Ka made of her father?
(a) Twelve feet.
(b) One foot.
(c) Six feet.
(d) Three feet.

10. What had Constant’s role been in Haiti, before he moved to the U.S.?
(a) President’s body guard.
(b) Head of a death squad.
(c) Politician.
(d) Prison guard.

11. What caused Ka’s father to lose his teeth?
(a) A prisoner attacked him.
(b) An infected tooth.
(c) Prison nightmares.
(d) A car accident.

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

13. What does Eric give his wife to drink when she arrives?
(a) Mango juice.
(b) Water.
(c) Passion fruit juice.
(d) Papaya juice.

14. What does Anne say is the only part of the drive around the neighborhood Ka seems to enjoy?
(a) Admiring the lights.
(b) Criticizing the houses.
(c) Getting home for a big dinner.
(d) Seeing people in the streets.

15. When does Eric start to feel joy in anticipation of seeing his wife again?
(a) At the airport.
(b) In the taxi on the way to meet her.
(c) The morning of his wife’s arrival.
(d) Weeks before his wife arrives.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Anne’s family’s Christmas tradition?

3. What did Eric and his wife forego during carnival?

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

5. What is the miracle Anne is trying to tell Ka about?

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