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Name the three women
Rezia, marisel, frida
true or false
frida's dad is dead
true
at the beginning of the book, where are the three women at?
a classroom
who didnt fail their practice test?
rezia
what is Rezia's profession?
she owns a restaurant
what are the women doing in the classroom?
getting a high school diploma
where did Freda get "expelled from"?
Haiti
who did marisel's husband get to meet in Haiti?
Jackie Kennedy
what is frida's profession?
she is a funeral singer
why did frida leave Haiti?
she refused to sing at the national palace
where does this chapter mainly take place?
New York
who did rezia live with as a kid?
her aunt
what song does frida sing frequently?
brother timonie
WHat happened to Marisel's husband and why?
he was shot because he drew a bad picture of the president
where did rezia and her friends usually go after class and what did they do?
rezia's restaurant and they drank
when was the first time frida sang in public?
at her fathers funeral
What is Marisel's profession?
She works at an art gallery
towards the end of the chapter, why do the women start singing?
because frida says shes going to the army and the others think shes gonna die so they sing her funeral song
where did frida often go with her father?
the sea
what did the president of Haiti do on New Years eve?
throw money out of his car when driving through town