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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompted Sebastien to leave Haiti?
(a) A hurricane that destroyed his family's property and killed his father
(b) He wanted to marry Amabelle
(c) A tornado that destroyed his family's property and killed his father
(d) The war between Haiti and the Dominican Republic

2. What vocation was Juana preparing for when she met Luis?
(a) Nurse
(b) Nun
(c) Domestic worker
(d) Farmer

3. How long has Amabelle worked for Senora Valencia's family?
(a) Her entire life
(b) 1 year
(c) Since she was a child
(d) Since Sebastien came to the farm

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

5. What does the narrator say she played with when she was a child?
(a) A doll
(b) Her shadow
(c) Sugar cane stalks
(d) Her sisters

6. What image marks the beginning of the sugar cane harvest?
(a) The smoke from the fires in the fields
(b) The sound of men chopping the cane with machetes
(c) The smoke from the fires in the harvesters' camp
(d) The smoke coming from the sugar cane factory

7. Who does Sebastien's sister Mimi work for?
(a) Dr. Javier's mother
(b) Senora Valencia
(c) The Generalissimo
(d) Dr. Javier

8. Why did Kongo disapprove of Joel and Felice's relationship?
(a) She was not beautiful enough for Joel
(b) Her father had stolen a chicken from Kongo
(c) Felice came from a poor family
(d) Her grandfather had stolen a chicken from Kongo

9. Who does Juana insist Papi take with him when he goes to notify Pico of the children's births?
(a) Dr. Javier
(b) Luis
(c) Sebastien
(d) Amabelle

10. What details about the babies' births does Dr. Javier ask Amabelle for?
(a) The date of their births
(b) The size of each of the children when they were born
(c) The length of Senora Valencia's labor
(d) The time of their births

11. Why does Senora Valencia ask Amabelle to light a candle after the babies are born?
(a) It is now night
(b) To be able to see the children better
(c) To alert her husband that the babies have arrived
(d) To honor the Virgin Mary

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

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

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

15. What does Beatriz find Papi writing?
(a) A letter to the Generalissimo
(b) His will
(c) His autobiography
(d) A letter to his daughter

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sebastien insist that the narrator take off her uniform?

2. What does Pico do as soon as he arrives home?

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

4. Why was Amabelle jealous of the people her father helped?

5. Who is Senora Valencia's husband named after?

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