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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the Haitian immigrant children born in the Dominican Republic not able to attend "proper schools?"
(a) Their skin color prevents them from being accepted into these schools
(b) They are not Christians. Only Christians can attend the top schools
(c) The government will not give them the papers they need to enroll
(d) They do not speak Spanish

2. What does Senora Valencia do with her son's body that is unexpected?
(a) She allows visitors to view it
(b) She refuses to allow him to be buried
(c) She spends all of her time holding it
(d) She allows no one to view it

3. What alerts Amabelle that the baby will be born before Dr. Javier arrives?
(a) She sees the umbilical cord in the birth canal
(b) Senora Valencia's contractions grow stronger
(c) Senora Valencia begins bleeding
(d) She sees the child's head in the birth canal

4. Which of the travelers is killed by the mob in Dajabon?
(a) Odette
(b) Sebastien
(c) Tibon
(d) Yves

5. Why does Amabelle lie naked on the floor in Chapter 17?
(a) She wants to feel the coolness of the earth
(b) She is sick and cannot move
(c) She wants to sweat out all of her moisture so she cannot cry
(d) Sebastien asks her to take off her uniform

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Amabelle stand over Odette's body for a long time?

2. Who is the narrator?

3. What does Papi listen to on the radio at night?

4. Why does Sebastien tell of his father's death using third person narration?

5. How did Senora Valencia's mother die?

(see the answer key)

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