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Q. "When I first saw you in New York, I must admit, it frightened me the way you looked" (26.169). Who is speaking here?
Sophie
Atie
Marc
Martine
Q. "'She is going to Guinea,' I said, 'or she is going to be a star. She's going to be a butterfly or a lark in a tree. She's going to be free'" (35.228). What is this Guinea of which Sophie speaks?
A nation in West Africa
The afterlife
Papua New Guinea
A type of currency
Q. "'If I give a soiled daughter to her husband, he can shame my family, speak evil of me, even bring her back to me'" (23.156). What is Ifé explaining to Sophie here?
The importance of choosing a good husband.
The importance of being wealthy.
The necessity of a good family name.
The necessity of virginity tests.
Q. "There was magic in the images that she had made out of the night. She would rock my body on her lap as she told me of fishermen and mermaids bravely falling in love" (15.110). Who's Sophie speaking about?
Martine
Tante Atie
Grandmè Ifé
Louise
Q. "Make me a butterfly," she told Erzulie. "Make me a butterfly." "A butterfly you shall be," said Erzulie" (12.88). Why does this woman want to be turned into a butterfly?
Because she is being chased by an angry god.
Because she is being chased by an angry husband.
Because she doesn't like the way she looks.
Because she can't stop bleeding.