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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pico do as soon as he arrives home?
(a) He asks Amabelle to make him dinner
(b) He rushes to see Valencia and his children
(c) He bathes and changes his clothes
(d) He rushes to see Papi

2. What do the people in the clinic share stories of?
(a) Their former lives in the Dominican Republic
(b) The slaughter of Haitian immigrants that they witnessed
(c) The happier times in the past
(d) The deaths of their parents

3. What did Amabelle's mother give her to help her feel better when she was sick with a fever?
(a) A doll
(b) Hugs and kisses
(c) Herbal medicine
(d) A talisman

4. Why did Man Denise name her son after Saint Sebastien?
(a) Because he appeared holy from birth
(b) Because she believed he would be protected by the saint's spirit
(c) Because he was the patron saint of cane workers
(d) Because he was given two deaths

5. What does Senora Valencia ask Juana to do to soothe her into sleep?
(a) Stroke her hand
(b) Tell her stories of her mother
(c) Tell her stories of Haiti
(d) Place the baby girl in bed with her

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sebastien's sister Mimi work for?

2. What does a woman in Cap Haitian give Amabelle to help ease her pain?

3. What sound always makes Sebastien homesick?

4. How does Luis characterize the drive from the army base home?

5. Where are Sebastien and Amabelle from originally?

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