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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tante Atie sit with Brigitte on her lap?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) On a chair.
(c) On the rocker.
(d) On her bed.

2. How does Sophie's grandmother look during the visit?
(a) Teary-eyed.
(b) Pretty.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

3. What name does Sophie give her mother for the man she likes?
(a) Henry Napoleon.
(b) Harry Navarette.
(c) Harry Napoleon.
(d) Henry Navarette.

4. Where is Louise standing when she shouts Atie's name before picking her up?
(a) On the road.
(b) At the neighbor's house.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the yard.

5. Which number does Atie use to win the lottery?
(a) Sophie's age.
(b) Ife's age.
(c) Her own age.
(d) Martine's age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Atie behaves differently one morning at breakfast. What does Atie do when she eats breakfast?

2. How old is Sophie in the beginning of the book?

3. What poem does Atie read before she leaves the house for the night?

4. What question does Joseph ask Sophie when he tells her he is leaving forever?

5. What happens the second time Sophie's mother tries to test her?

Short Essay Questions

1. The night of the conversation between Sophie and her grandmother, Sophie's grandmother tells a story to a group of neighborhood boys. What is this story about?

2. What happens during the potluck dinner Atie and Sophie attend in Chapter 1?

3. What does Sophie see after she bathes and changes the baby?

4. What happens in when Sophie comes home after talking to her therapist about her mother in Chapter 35?

5. What happens when Sophie and Joseph go to bed after Sophie calls her mom?

6. Why do Sophie's mother and grandmother go to the notary together?

7. What happens at the market when Sophie and her grandmother go there in Chapter 17?

8. How does Sophie feel after the meeting at her sexual phobia group?

9. Pictures play an important role in Chapter 19. Why does Sophie want to take a picture of her grandmother and how does her grandmother react?

10. Sophie and her mother talk about their health in the plane on the way back to the United States. What starts the conversation and what do they say?

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