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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sophie get up early in the morning in Chapter 16?
(a) To bathe.
(b) To watch the village.
(c) To watch the sun rise.
(d) To eat an early breakfast.

2. What does Joseph say when Sophie doesn't answer the question he asks her?
(a) To sleep on it.
(b) To tell her mother.
(c) To forget about it.
(d) Whether she loves him.

3. What happens the second time Sophie's mother tries to test her?
(a) Sophie pushes her mother away.
(b) Sophie fails the test.
(c) Sophie admits what happened.
(d) Sophie wants to do the test herself.

4. Who is the argument between that Sophie and her grandmother witness at the market?
(a) A Macoute and a customer.
(b) Two vendors.
(c) A woman and a coal vendor.
(d) A Macoute and a coal vendor.

5. What is the name of Sophie's mother's boyfriend?
(a) Chris.
(b) Marc.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Marcel.

6. How does Sophie go to the airport?
(a) By bus.
(b) By car.
(c) By taxi.
(d) By foot.

7. Atie behaves differently one morning at breakfast. What does Atie do when she eats breakfast?
(a) She smiles while she eats.
(b) She keeps her head up as she eats.
(c) She eats with her elbows on the table.
(d) She keeps her head down as she eats.

8. What has arrived for the family the day an outsider joins for supper?
(a) A letter.
(b) A book.
(c) A cassette.
(d) A CD.

9. What does Sophie drink during the potluck dinner for which Atie has been preparing food all day?
(a) Tea.
(b) Milk.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Juice.

10. How do Sophie and her aunt travel the rest of the trek to the grandmother?
(a) By cart.
(b) By mule.
(c) By foot.
(d) By van.

11. What does Atie ask Sophie and her mother to do after the family sees the package?
(a) To fight.
(b) To invite each other.
(c) To reconcile.
(d) To write a letter.

12. Why does Sophie join her mother at work the first couple of months?
(a) Because school does not start for two months.
(b) Because she doesn't want to go to school.
(c) Because her mother wants her to work.
(d) Because school doesn't start for five months.

13. When do Sophie and her mother have a serious conversation?
(a) Near the beginning of the summer.
(b) Near the end of the summer.
(c) In the middle of the summer.
(d) Near the end of the winter.

14. How do Sophie and her grandmother react to Louise at the market?
(a) They laugh at Louise.
(b) They buy what Louise wants them to buy.
(c) They ignore Louise.
(d) They listen to Louise.

15. Why has Sophie's mother not met Brigitte yet?
(a) Because Sophie doesn't have a mother anymore.
(b) Because Sophie and her mother don't like each other.
(c) Because Sophie and her mother don't talk.
(d) Because Sophie and her mother live far away from each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sophie gets ready for bed her first night in the United States, what does she hand her mother?

2. What poem does Atie read before she leaves the house for the night?

3. How is chagrin treated?

4. What do Ifé and Atie argue about at dinner?

5. What does Sophie say when her mother asks to meet the man whose name Sophie made up?

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