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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Papi listen to on the radio at night?
(a) Spanish music
(b) Political speeches
(c) News of the Spanish civil war
(d) News of the Dominican war for independence

3. Which of the following is NOT a piece of advice Amabelle gives Senora Valencia to help ease the pain of childbirth?
(a) The child will be hers forever once she gives birth to him/her
(b) The pain will be only a bit more than being stung by a wasp
(c) Pray to the Virgin Mary for strength
(d) Breathe freely

4. How did Amabelle know how to help Senora Valencia give birth?
(a) She observed her parents who were herb healers deliver babies
(b) She observed her mother giving birth to her sibilings
(c) She observed Dr. Javier deliver babies
(d) She was trained as a midwife in Haiti

5. Who is the narrator?
(a) Amabelle
(b) Senor Pico
(c) Sebastien
(d) Senora Valencia

Short Answer Questions

1. What thought does Sebastien suggest Amabelle replace the memory of her parents' deaths with?

2. Why is Senora Valencia surprised when the first baby is born?

3. How did Amabelle come to work for Senora Valencia's family?

4. Who digs the grave for Rafi's baby clothes?

5. According to Sebastien, why does Kongo take Joel's body away before others can see him?

(see the answer key)

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