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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Amabelle jealous of the people her father helped?
(a) They received more of his money than his family did
(b) Her father loved them more than he loved her
(c) They received more of his time than his daughter did
(d) He was kinder to those people than to his daughter

2. 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) Breathe freely
(c) The pain will be only a bit more than being stung by a wasp
(d) Pray to the Virgin Mary for strength

3. Who does Pico name his son after?
(a) The Generalissimo
(b) Himself
(c) A leader in the Dominican independence movement
(d) Papi

4. What position does Pico hope to hold one day?
(a) Army commander
(b) President of Haiti
(c) President of the Dominican Republic
(d) General in the army

5. Why is Amabelle concerned about leaving Senora Valencia alone during childbirth?
(a) She doesn't want Senora to feel lonely
(b) She is concerned Senora will die
(c) She doesn't want her to have to push the baby out alone
(d) She is afraid Papi will become angry with her

6. Why are the Haitian immigrant children born in the Dominican Republic not able to attend "proper schools?"
(a) They are not Christians. Only Christians can attend the top schools
(b) Their skin color prevents them from being accepted into these schools
(c) The government will not give them the papers they need to enroll
(d) They do not speak Spanish

7. Why does Sebastien tell of his father's death using third person narration?
(a) The memory is too painful for him
(b) He was not present when his father died
(c) The memory of his father's death is unclear to him
(d) He is angry at his father for dying

8. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the narrator characterizes Sebastien?
(a) Gentle
(b) Handsome
(c) Strong
(d) Moody

9. When Sebastien is talking in his sleep, what does he tell Amabelle he wants to do?
(a) Go back to Haiti
(b) Marry her
(c) Give her a red satin ribbon
(d) Fly a kite

10. What does Papi raise as his hobby?
(a) Goats
(b) Roses
(c) Chickens
(d) Orchids

11. Where do the cane workers bathe before work?
(a) In the stream
(b) In a communal bathtub
(c) In their huts
(d) In the rain

12. How long has Sebastien been working as sugar cane worker?
(a) 10 years
(b) 1 year
(c) 14 years
(d) 4 years

13. Who is Senora Valencia's husband named after?
(a) The Generalissimo
(b) A mountain
(c) A leader in the Dominican independence movement
(d) The president of the Dominican Republic

14. What should have been a warning to Amabelle's father that it was too dangerous to cross the river?
(a) The water was above his head
(b) The levee was eroded
(c) The river rats were afraid to cross
(d) It had rained earlier that day

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Senora Valencia concerned that her daughter will be mistaken for?

2. Why does the narrator's father caution her against playing with her shadow?

3. What plant did the Haitian immigrants use to bathe with?

4. Why did Kongo disapprove of Joel and Felice's relationship?

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

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