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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator?
(a) Senora Valencia
(b) Sebastien
(c) Senor Pico
(d) Amabelle

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

3. How does the girl baby compare to the boy baby?
(a) She has much lighter skin than he does
(b) She is much larger than he is
(c) She is much smaller than he is
(d) She has more hair than he does

4. Where did Amabelle often sleep when she was a young girl?
(a) In a room with Juana, the housemaid
(b) On a cot in Senora Valencia's room
(c) Outside of Senora Valencia's room
(d) With Senora Valencia in her canopy bed

5. Why does Senora Valencia ask Pico to bring Amabelle to her the evening after the birth of her children?
(a) She wants to ask her for help taking care of the children
(b) She wants her to bathe the children
(c) She wants to ask her to stay in the house for the night
(d) She wants to thank her for helping her give birth

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Juana insist Papi take with him when he goes to notify Pico of the children's births?

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

3. Why does Wilner discourage the travelers from lighting fires?

4. What did Amabelle's family cross the river to buy on the day they were killed?

5. Why is Amabelle so concerned when Luis tells her of Pico hitting a man with his car?

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