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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amabelle notice about Dona Sabine's home that makes her concerned "another Yanki invasion was coming?"
(a) Military guards at the gate
(b) Felice is now working for Dona Sabine
(c) A wall built around her home to keep the Haitians out
(d) Many more people working for her family than usual

2. Why does the narrator's father caution her against playing with her shadow?
(a) He believes it will cause nightmares
(b) He believes it will make her crazy
(c) He believes it will isolate her from other children
(d) He believes it will draw evil spirits to her

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

4. Who does Senora Valencia name her daughter in honor of?
(a) Amabelle
(b) Her mother
(c) Her grandmother
(d) Her husband

5. What profession does the narrator hold?
(a) She is a domestic worker
(b) She is a sugar cane harvester
(c) She is a nurse
(d) She is a midwife

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Senora Valencia do with her son's body that is unexpected?

2. Why are the Haitian immigrant children born in the Dominican Republic not able to attend "proper schools?"

3. What does Kongo give Amabelle as a gift?

4. Senora Valencia's last statement to Amabelle can be seen as an example of...

5. Who does Dona Sabine and Don Gilbert hide in their home?

(see the answer key)

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