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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator have recurrent nightmares about?
(a) Her parents abandoning her
(b) Her parents drowning
(c) Sebastien dying
(d) Sebastien leaving her

2. What is unusual about Beatriz?
(a) She visits patients with Dr. Javier
(b) She only speaks Latin to herself
(c) She is Dr. Javier's only sister
(d) She visits Senora Valencia even though she is married to Pico

3. How long has Sebastien been working as sugar cane worker?
(a) 4 years
(b) 1 year
(c) 14 years
(d) 10 years

4. What does Dr. Javier do to allow himself to escape Papi?
(a) Ask to see the rest of the house
(b) Claim he has to attend to another birth
(c) Ask Amabelle for a cup of coffee
(d) Claim he needs to go register the children's births

5. Who does Sebastien ask Amabelle about in Chapter 3?
(a) Senora Valencia
(b) Her mother
(c) Herself
(d) Her father

6. Who does Sebastien's sister Mimi work for?
(a) Senora Valencia
(b) The Generalissimo
(c) Dr. Javier
(d) Dr. Javier's mother

7. 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 do not speak Spanish
(c) The government will not give them the papers they need to enroll
(d) They are not Christians. Only Christians can attend the top schools

8. Why is Senora Valencia surprised when the first baby is born?
(a) It is a boy and she expected to have a girl
(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) She wanted Dr. Javier to deliver the baby

9. Why does Sebastien insist on remaining in the dark while with the narrator?
(a) He wants her to learn to trust him even when she cannot see him
(b) He wants her to know only his voice
(c) He is embarrassed by the scars on his hands and face
(d) He doesn't want the neighbors to know he is there

10. Why is Senora Valencia concerned about having Dr. Javier deliver her baby?
(a) She does not want him to see her in pain
(b) She does not have confidence in his ability to deliver babies
(c) She does not want a man present when the children are born
(d) She does not want him to see her completely naked

11. Senora Valencia's last statement to Amabelle can be seen as an example of...
(a) Criticism
(b) Appreciation
(c) Cvert racism
(d) Covert racism

12. Where is Sebastien when the narrator wakes up?
(a) Making breakfast outside of the hut
(b) Working in the sugar cane fields
(c) Asleep next to the narrator
(d)

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

14. Why is it ironic to Juana that Senora Valencia has twins?
(a) Twins are a sign of good luck
(b) Her mother always dreamed Valencia would have twins
(c) Juana always wanted to have twins
(d) Her mother looked like she was having twins when she had Valencia

15. Why does Sebastien insist he and Amabelle talk if they are not touching?
(a) To confirm their love
(b) To ward off evil spirits
(c) To remind themselves they are alive
(d) To protect themselves from nightmares

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

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

5. Why is Amabelle concerned about leaving Senora Valencia alone during childbirth?

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