Krik? Krak! Quizzes

Krik? Krak! Quiz 1

By Amber Stewart · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed June 20, 2016

1 What is the name of Josephine’s mother in “Nineteen Thirty-Seven?”

Hermine

Jacqueline

Défilé

Her name is not given
2 Which animal does the male letter writer compare his lover to?

A dolphin

A vulture

A snail

A butterfly
3 What do bright butterflies symbolize?

Love

Beauty

Freedom

Happy news
4 Why is the male letter glad there are no children on the boat?

Because there wouldn’t be enough food to feed them

Because he thinks a boat is no place for a child

Because they would remind him of the hopelessness of the future in Haiti

Because they would cry all day long
5 Where is the boat’s final destination?

Miami, Florida

Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic

Key West, Florida

Havana, Cuba
6 Which faith is highly represented on the boat?

Catholicism

Islam

Protestantism

Voudou
7 What does the female letter writer wish for?

An end to the Duvalier regime

A plane ticket to America

Wanga magic

The return of her lover
8 The following excerpt is an example of which literary element: “they are always watching you, like vultures”

Personification

Simile

Symbolism

Metaphor
9 Which of the following is NOT a word the father of the female letter writer uses to describe his daughter?

Selfish

Man-crazy

Whore

Pig peasant
10 What is the name of Haiti’s currency?

Peso

Dollar

Gourde

Reale
11 What nickname is given to the friends of the male letter writer?

The radio six

The macoutes

The youth feds

The young revolutionaries
12 Which of the following does NOT describe Madan Roger?

She is the mother of a slain youth federation member

She carries the head of her dead son through the streets of Port-au-Prince

She is the neighbor of the male letter writer’s family

She is brutally beaten by the macoutes
13 To where does the family of the female letter writer hope to escape?

Ville Rose

Pétionville

Port-au-Prince

the Dominican Republic
14 Which theme does the possible return of the old president represent?

National Identity

Freedom

Hope

Brutality
15 How does the father of the female letter writer protect his daughter?

He plans to relocate the family to Pétionville

He bribes the macoutes

He sends away the male letter writer

He arranges for her to marry a soldier
16 What do they name Célianne’s baby?

Sun

Soleil

Star

Swiss
17 Which literary element does the following quote BEST represent? “Think of it. They are fighting about being superior when we all might drown like straw”

Simile

Anthropomorphism

Irony

Hyperbole
18 What is the name of Célianne’s brother?

Konpé

Guy

Raymond

Lionel
19 How old is Célianne?

19

18

15

16
20 Which of the following is NOT something Ville Rose is known for?

Pink colored houses

Yellow cows

Painters and poets

Coffee
21 What does Josephine buy for her mother to eat?

Fried chicken and cabbage

Fried chicken and plantains

Fried pork and plantains

Fried pork and cabbage
22 Which of the following is NOT a major theme of “Nineteen Thirty-Seven?”

Hope

Mysticism

National Identity

Mother-daughter relationships
23 Why was Josephine’s mother arrested?

Because at night she sprouts wings of flames

Because she is believed to be a witch

Because she tried to illegally immigrate to the Dominican Republic

Because she killed her friend’s baby
24 What does the Madonna doll symbolize?

The love between Josephine’s great-great-great grandmother and her husband

The connection between the women of Josephine’s family

The role of mysticism in Haiti

Haiti’s rocky history with the Dominican Republic
25 What do Josephine and her mother wear when they go to the Massacre River?

White dresses

White sashes

Black dresses

Black sashes

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