The Book of the Dead (A Short Story)

The opposite of what would be an expected outcome

• Ironically

• Mesmerize

• Eradicate

• Contemplate

• Spontaneously

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to think about something thoroughly

• ironically

• mesmerize

• eradicate

• contemplate

• spontaneously

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Sudden impulse or inclination without premeditation

• ironically

• mesmerize

• eradicate

• contemplate

• spontaneously

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to fascinate

• ironically

• mesmerize

• eradicate

• contemplate

• spontaneously

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Destroy completely, put to an end

• ironically

• mesmerize

• eradicate

• contemplate

• spontaneously

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What is the purpose of Annie and her Father's trip to Florida?

• To deliver a piece of Annie's artwork.

• to meet her father's hero a Haitian TV star.

• to take a vacation from the city life

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Who is the woman the author (Annie) and her father are there to sell her sculpture to?

• Gabrielle Fonteneau

• Mr. Fonteneau

• Obin

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What does Annie learn about her father?

• that he never really respected her art

• that he was part of the Haitian dictatorship, not a victim of it

• that he tricked her mother into marrying him

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What is the sculpture of?

• Prison cell

• Palm tree

• Annie's father

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Why did the buyer want the sculpture?

• To show the person's father that they understand what happened to him

• To show the abuses suffered in the prison system in Haiti

• To show their patriotism for their home country

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