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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Amabelle plan on crossing the border?
(a) During the night with Yves' help
(b) By calling upon Senor Pico to grant her permission to cross
(c) During the night with the help of a man who does this for a living
(d) By showing her papers to the guards at the border

2. When Amabelle dreams of her mother, what does she picture the woman wearing?
(a) A dress made of glass
(b) Her wedding dress
(c) The clothes she was wearing the day she died
(d) A dress made of river water

3. Where do the cane workers and their families gather in the evenings?
(a) Around the fire pit in their camp
(b) At Mercedes' food stand
(c) At Sebastien's hut
(d) At the creek

4. How has Father Romain changed since Amabelle last saw him?
(a) He is now disoriented and sickly
(b) He is now at peace
(c) He is now insane
(d) He is now angry and frustrated

5. What does a woman in Cap Haitian give Amabelle to help ease her pain?
(a) Liquor
(b) An orange
(c) A crucifix
(d) A talisman

6. Where does Amabelle promise Sebastien she will visit?
(a) The cave where they first made love
(b) His mother's home
(c) Alegria
(d) The cane fields where they met

7. Who does Tibon say is rumored to be waiting for the Haitians at the border?
(a) The Generalissimo
(b) The Dominican army
(c) God
(d) Their families

8. Who is named official godfather of many of the children being baptized at the same time as Rosalinda?
(a) The Generalissimo
(b) Senor Pico
(c) God
(d) Dr. Javier

9. What strikes Amabelle as she witnesses a woman having her leg amputated?
(a) A drop of the woman's blood
(b) The doctor's hand
(c) A drop of her own blood
(d) The woman's leg

10. What does Kongo give Amabelle as a gift?
(a) A mask of her face
(b) A ring
(c) Joel's bracelet
(d) A mask of Joel

11. Why did Man Denise name her son after Saint Sebastien?
(a) Because he was the patron saint of cane workers
(b) Because he was given two deaths
(c) Because she believed he would be protected by the saint's spirit
(d) Because he appeared holy from birth

12. Where does Amabelle visit that she was afraid of going as a child?
(a) To the river
(b) To her family's land
(c) To the top of the citidel
(d) To Sebastien's mother's home

13. What sight in the deserted village does Yves conceal from the others?
(a) The hanging bodies of the villagers
(b) The large stores of food
(c) The papers of Haitian traders
(d) The buckets of water

14. Why does Amabelle stand over Odette's body for a long time?
(a) She cannot say goodbye to her because her death with always be with Amabelle
(b) She is saying the last rites for her friend
(c) She is frightened the same will happen to her
(d) She wants to make sure the woman will not come back to life

15. Which of the following ideas is NOT part of the Generalissimo's speech broadcasted on the radio?
(a) All men must fulfill their military duties
(b) Workers are revered
(c) Today's leaders must help ensure the nation is free
(d) Those who are independent must carry out justice

Short Answer Questions

1. What torture does Tibon escape that many other Haitian immigrants did not?

2. Which of the travelers is killed by the mob in Dajabon?

3. What does Senora Valencia ask Juana to do to soothe her into sleep?

4. How does being called "Man Amabelle" effect Amabelle?

5. What does Juana prepare in honor of Rosalinda's baptism?

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