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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with Senora Valencia's daughter when she is born?
(a) She cannot open her eyes
(b) The umbilical cord is wrapped around her neck
(c) She is unable to breathe
(d) She is small

2. Where is Senora Valencia's house located?
(a) In Alegria
(b) In Alamandia
(c) In Haiti
(d) In Guatemala

3. 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

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

5. 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 did not love Amabelle
(d) She wanted to prepare her for a life without love

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the narrator characterizes Sebastien?

2. Who had Pico courted before Senora Valencia?

3. Where is this first part of the novel set?

4. What image marks the beginning of the sugar cane harvest?

5. What did Amabelle's mother give her to help her feel better when she was sick with a fever?

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