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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator fear will happen if Sebastien leaves her alone?
(a) She will be unable to sleep
(b) She will be attacked
(c) She will cease to exist
(d) She will be lonely

5. When Sebastien is talking in his sleep, what does he tell Amabelle he wants to do?
(a) Give her a red satin ribbon
(b) Fly a kite
(c) Marry her
(d) Go back to Haiti

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

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

8. Who does Juana insist Papi take with him when he goes to notify Pico of the children's births?
(a) Amabelle
(b) Dr. Javier
(c) Sebastien
(d) Luis

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

10. Who is Senora Valencia's husband named after?
(a) A mountain
(b) The president of the Dominican Republic
(c) The Generalissimo
(d) A leader in the Dominican independence movement

11. Who is Senora Valencia concerned that her daughter will be mistaken for?
(a) A field worker's child
(b) Her brother
(c) Someone who is black
(d) A much younger child

12. What did Amabelle's family cross the river to buy on the day they were killed?
(a) A stove
(b) Healing herbs
(c) Vegetables
(d) A cooking pot

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

14. What profession does the narrator hold?
(a) She is a sugar cane harvester
(b) She is a nurse
(c) She is a midwife
(d) She is a domestic worker

15. What does Amabelle notice pinned to Dr. Javier's shirt collar?
(a) A pin like one her mother had
(b) A wooden cross
(c) A wood carving like those worn by the cane cutters
(d) A wood carving created by Sebastien

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator have recurrent nightmares about?

2. What sound always makes Sebastien homesick?

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

4. What does Amabelle say she admired most about her mother?

5. Why is Senora Valencia concerned when she goes into labor?

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