Chapter 23
What is doubling?
Doubling was when teenage girls used to think about pleasant things to distract themselves from the action of being "tested".
What did Martine do to her skin?
She bleached it.
She used skin-lightening cream.
Did Martine carry clothes and food for her family?
Yes
Where did Granme Ife live?
Dame Marie
What was the most horrible thing that happened to Sophie?
The Testing
What does the name Caco represent?
It is the name of a scarlet bird.
By what means did Martine arrive at Dame Marie?
A cart pulled by two boys
Where did Martine want to move Granme Ife to?
The city or Croix-de-rosets
True or False?
Granme Ife wanted to move to the city
False
Did Martine like Brigitte?
Yes
What do the Haitian men insist on?
That their women be virgins and have their ten fingers.
True or False?
Brigitte was 6 months old
True
True or False?
Did Martine and Atie's father say that the stars were brave men<
True
Who told the story about the girl who wished she could marry a star?
Granme Ife/ manman
What made it hard for Sophie to engage in sexual activities with her husband?
The trauma from the "testing".
What is the name of the girl who was being checked in the night?
Ti Alice
Who asked Martine to make amends with Sophie?
Joseph and Grandme Ife
True or False?
Atie was her father's favorite
True
Why did Granme Ife test her daughters?
She tested them because it was a mother's duty to keep her daughter pure.
How many years had Sophie and Martine not seen each other?
2 years
What were the "ten fingers"?
The frying finger, the mothering finger, the washing finger, the ironing finger, the healing finger, the scrubbing finger, the nursing finger, the baking finger, the boiling finger and the loving finger.
How many days later did Martine arrive at Dame Marie?
3 days
Who said "We come from a place, where in one instant, you can lose your father and all your other dreams." Granme Ife or Martine?
Martine
Who behaved as if he was apart of the family in Dame Marie?
Eliab
What was the color of the umbrella that Martine had when she arrived in Dame Marie?
Red