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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Amabelle believe her mother did not show her much affection?
(a) She did not love Amabelle
(b) She was a cold woman
(c) She was unable to express emotion easily
(d) She wanted to prepare her for a life without love

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

3. Why does the narrator prefer her shadow to other children?
(a) Her shadow cannot leave her alone
(b) Her shadow cannot talk to her as other children can
(c) Her shadow never refuses to play the games she wants to play
(d) Her shadow makes her feel less lonely than other children

4. How have Sebastien's hands become scarred?
(a) Working in the sugar factory
(b) Escaping from the Dominican Republic
(c) Cutting sugar cane stalks
(d) Building his home

5. Where are Senora Valencia's ancestors from?
(a) Haiti
(b) Spain
(c) Mexico
(d) Portugal

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Senora Valencia name her daughter in honor of?

2. What profession does the narrator hold?

3. What alerts Amabelle that the baby will be born before Dr. Javier arrives?

4. Who does Senora Valencia tell Amabelle she had her light a candle for?

5. What is wrong with Senora Valencia's daughter when she is born?

(see the answer key)

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