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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mimi say she hopes to die?
(a) In a violent way like Joel
(b) Of natural causes after a long life
(c) In her sleep
(d) Suddenly when she is not expecting it

2. Why does Amabelle become upset when Mimi refers to Beatriz by only her first name?
(a) She believes it is un-Christian to do so
(b) She sees it as a sign of disrespect
(c) She is not allowed to call Senora Valencia by her first name
(d) She knows it would anger Beatriz to be referred to by her first name

3. Why is Senora Valencia surprised when the first baby is born?
(a) She wanted Dr. Javier to deliver the baby
(b) It is a girl and she expected to have a boy
(c) It is a boy and she expected to have a girl
(d) The baby's skin color is much darker than her own

4. What lead to Yves' father's death?
(a) Eating rich food after starving in prison
(b) Beatings in prison
(c) Food poisoning
(d) The brutality of the cane harvest

5. Who does Senor Pico nearly kill as he practices shooting with Senora Valencia?
(a) Rosalinda
(b) Papi
(c) Amabelle
(d) Dr. Javier

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Senora Valencia ask Amabelle to light a candle after the babies are born?

2. What details about the babies' births does Dr. Javier ask Amabelle for?

3. Who does the narrator believe is the only person who truly knows her?

4. How does the Generalissimo plan to compensate the injured and dead Haitians?

5. Why are the Haitian immigrant children born in the Dominican Republic not able to attend "proper schools?"

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