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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Senora Valencia concerned when she goes into labor?
(a) The doctor may not be able to get there fast enough
(b) Her husband is away
(c) She is afraid of the pain of childbirth
(d) It is two months before her due date

2. What is Amabelle doing when she hears Senora Valencia scream?
(a) Cooking dinner
(b) Sewing a shirt for Sebastien
(c) Sewing a shirt for Senor Pico
(d) Sleeping

3. What sound always makes Sebastien homesick?
(a) Amabelle's voice
(b) Mockingbirds singing
(c) Pigeons cooing
(d) Sugar cane stalks being cut

4. Where is Sebastien when the narrator wakes up?
(a) Asleep next to the narrator
(b) Making breakfast outside of the hut
(c)
(d) Working in the sugar cane fields

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Amabelle believe her mother did not show her much affection?

2. Who does Sebastien ask Amabelle about in Chapter 3?

3. What does the narrator say she has never seen Sebastien do?

4. Which of the following is NOT a piece of advice Amabelle gives Senora Valencia to help ease the pain of childbirth?

5. Why is Amabelle concerned about leaving Senora Valencia alone during childbirth?

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