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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Amabelle see for the first time in years during the celebration following Trujillo's death?
(a) Papi
(b) Dr. Javier
(c) Sebastien
(d) Father Romain

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

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

4. What shape did Amabelle's father always make her Christmas lanterns?
(a) Little girl
(b) Christmas trees
(c) Kites
(d) Monuments

5. What does the Massacre River mark for the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
(a) A point of contention between the two nations
(b) The place where too many people died
(c) The water source for the two nations
(d) The border between the two nations

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

7. What risk is Amabelle taking at the end of the novel by wading into the river?
(a) Drowning in the raging river
(b) Being killed by the border guards
(c) Being arrested by the Dominican soldiers
(d) Being injured by the sharp rocks in the river

8. What does Yves suggest Amabelle do to make money for herself?
(a) Take care of Man Rapadou
(b) Sew dresses
(c) Farm with him
(d) Work in the local market

9. Why does Amabelle repeat Sebastien's name over and over?
(a) To keep his memory alive
(b) To purge his image from her memory
(c) To try and resurrect him from the dead
(d) To let him know she is looking for him

10. What do the travelers smell burning when they awake?
(a) Houses
(b) Wood
(c) Human bodies
(d) Sugar cane

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

12. Which of the following is NOT a detail Juana tells Senora Valencia about her mother?
(a) She treated Juana and Luis like friends
(b) She was once shy, but became bolder when she got married
(c) She died giving birth to Senora Valencia
(d) She was a kind, gentle woman

13. How does Senora Valencia first react when Amabelle comes to visit her?
(a) She is relieved that Amabelle is still alive
(b) She is too old and disoriented to remember Amabelle
(c) She breaks down into tears at the sight of her old friend
(d) She refuses to believe she is Amabelle

14. Who digs the grave for Rafi's baby clothes?
(a) Papi
(b) Senor Pico
(c) Luis
(d) Dr. Javier

15. Where do Yves and Amabelle plan to go when they leave the clinic?
(a) Back to Alegria to look for Sebastien and Mimi
(b) Yves' mother's house
(c) Sebastien's mother's house
(d) Amabelle's family land

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Man Rapadou feed Amabelle pumpkin soup?

2. What shocks Amabelle about Man Rapadou's storytelling?

3. How does Sebastien visit Amabelle now that he is dead?

4. Who does Amabelle write a letter to in hopes of finding information about Sebastien and Mimi?

5. What do the people in the clinic share stories of?

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