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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Man Rapadou kill her husband?
(a) He was cheating on her
(b) He refused to work for a living
(c) He was planning on becoming a spy
(d) He was abusive and cruel to her and the children

2. How does Sebastien visit Amabelle now that he is dead?
(a) In Yves' face
(b) In the faces of children
(c) In her dreams
(d) In her work

3. What is ironic about the assassination of Generalissimo Trujillo?
(a) He is shot as he was driving down a highway bearing his name
(b) He is shot by his most loyal supporter
(c) He is accidentally shot by his bodyguard
(d) He is shot while giving a victory speech

4. Where did Amabelle and Sebastien first make love?
(a) In her hut
(b) In their village in Haiti
(c) In the sugar cane fields
(d) In a cave

5. Who does Senor Pico nearly kill as he practices shooting with Senora Valencia?
(a) Amabelle
(b) Dr. Javier
(c) Papi
(d) Rosalinda

6. Why do the refugees become angered on the sixteenth day of testimonials?
(a) They are denied access to government officials
(b) They are being arrested for crimes against the Dominican Republic
(c) An official tells them the Generalissimo does not believe them
(d) An official tells them that there is no more money available

7. What shocks Amabelle about Man Rapadou's storytelling?
(a) She is able to laugh at sad stories
(b) She remembers every detail of every event
(c) It sounds as if she is reciting poetry
(d) It is highly detailed

8. What lead to Yves' father's death?
(a) Eating rich food after starving in prison
(b) Food poisoning
(c) The brutality of the cane harvest
(d) Beatings in prison

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

10. According to a nun at the clinic, who has been asking about Amabelle?
(a) Juana
(b) Yves
(c) Dr. Javier
(d) Sebastien

11. Why do the Dominicans taunt Amabelle and Yves with parsley?
(a) Parsley is a symbol of independence
(b) They know Haitians hate parsley
(c) It is readily available
(d) To show they are Haitians through their pronunciation of the word

12. What do Doloritas and Amabelle have in common?
(a) They both worked in the sugar cane fields
(b) They are both engaged to Haitian men who are missing
(c) They both lived in Alegria
(d) They have both lost their parents

13. Who does Papi go to visit when he takes a walk to escape Senor Pico?
(a) Amabelle
(b) Dr. Javier
(c) Kongo
(d) Sebastien

14. Which of the following people does Amabelle NOT secure passage to Haiti for?
(a) Sebastien
(b) Mimi
(c) Herself
(d) Juana

15. How does the Generalissimo plan to compensate the injured and dead Haitians?
(a) By allowing those alive to re-enter the country
(b) By providing them with land to farm on
(c) With small monetary payments
(d) He refuses to compensate them because he does not believe he is responsible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Amabelle visit Kongo?

2. Who is named official godfather of many of the children being baptized at the same time as Rosalinda?

3. What does Amabelle want in place of compensation?

4. What does a woman in Cap Haitian give Amabelle to help ease her pain?

5. Who offers to bless Amabelle and Sebastien's marriage?

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