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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What quality does Amabelle tell Sebastien she loved most in her father?
(a) His joyfulness
(b) His skill at healing
(c) His seriousness
(d) His playfulness

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

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

5. What does Papi raise as his hobby?
(a) Roses
(b) Chickens
(c) Orchids
(d) Goats

6. Why does the narrator's father caution her against playing with her shadow?
(a) He believes it will draw evil spirits to her
(b) He believes it will isolate her from other children
(c) He believes it will cause nightmares
(d) He believes it will make her crazy

7. 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

8. Who does Pico name his son after?
(a) Papi
(b) Himself
(c) The Generalissimo
(d) A leader in the Dominican independence movement

9. Where are Sebastien and Amabelle from originally?
(a) The northern part of Haiti
(b) The Dominican Republic
(c) Spain
(d) The southern part of Haiti

10. Who does the narrator believe is the only person who truly knows her?
(a) Her shadow
(b) Sebastien
(c) Her mother
(d) Her father

11. Why is Senora Valencia concerned when she goes into labor?
(a) She is afraid of the pain of childbirth
(b) It is two months before her due date
(c) Her husband is away
(d) The doctor may not be able to get there fast enough

12. Where is this first part of the novel set?
(a) In the Dominican Republic
(b) In Cuba
(c) In Haiti
(d) In Mexico

13. Where do the cane workers bathe before work?
(a) In a communal bathtub
(b) In their huts
(c) In the stream
(d) In the rain

14. What image marks the beginning of the sugar cane harvest?
(a) The sound of men chopping the cane with machetes
(b) The smoke coming from the sugar cane factory
(c) The smoke from the fires in the fields
(d) The smoke from the fires in the harvesters' camp

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How have Sebastien's hands become scarred?

2. Why does Amabelle become upset when Mimi refers to Beatriz by only her first name?

3. Who had Pico courted before Senora Valencia?

4. Where is Senora Valencia's house located?

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

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