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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sebastien insist that the narrator take off her uniform?
(a) It represents her past in Haiti
(b) It represents the image her employers have of her
(c) It needs to be washed
(d) It is hot and itchy

2. Who does Senora Valencia name her daughter in honor of?
(a) Her grandmother
(b) Her mother
(c) Her husband
(d) Amabelle

3. Where does Sebastien work?
(a) In the sugar cane fields
(b) In the same home as the narrator
(c) In a sugar factory
(d) In the corn fields

4. Why does Senora Valencia ask Amabelle to light a candle after the babies are born?
(a) To alert her husband that the babies have arrived
(b) It is now night
(c) To be able to see the children better
(d) To honor the Virgin Mary

5. Why is Amabelle concerned about leaving Senora Valencia alone during childbirth?
(a) She is afraid Papi will become angry with her
(b) She doesn't want Senora to feel lonely
(c) She is concerned Senora will die
(d) She doesn't want her to have to push the baby out alone

Short Answer Questions

1. How have Sebastien's hands become scarred?

2. Why doesn't Senora Valencia name her son immediately?

3. What does the narrator have recurrent nightmares about?

4. What profession does the narrator hold?

5. What does Amabelle wish she could remember from her past when she is helping Senora Valencia give birth?

(see the answer key)

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