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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is it ironic to Juana that Senora Valencia has twins?
(a) Her mother looked like she was having twins when she had Valencia
(b) Juana always wanted to have twins
(c) Her mother always dreamed Valencia would have twins
(d) Twins are a sign of good luck

3. Why did Amabelle's father move her away from her mother's cooking pot when she was a child?
(a) He wants her to remain a child and not grow up too quickly
(b) He does not want her to become a domestic worker
(c) He is concerned she will burn herself
(d) He knows it will anger her mother to see her tampering with the food

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

5. What quality does Amabelle tell Sebastien she loved most in her father?
(a) His skill at healing
(b) His playfulness
(c) His joyfulness
(d) His seriousness

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Senora Valencia ask Amabelle to light a candle after the babies are born?

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

3. Who does Pico name his son after?

4. Where are Senora Valencia's ancestors from?

5. What position does Pico hope to hold one day?

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