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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plant did the Haitian immigrants use to bathe with?
(a) Aloe
(b) Parsley
(c) Coffee
(d) Sugar cane

2. Where is this first part of the novel set?
(a) In Mexico
(b) In Haiti
(c) In the Dominican Republic
(d) In Cuba

3. Why does Amabelle become upset when Mimi refers to Beatriz by only her first name?
(a) She believes it is un-Christian to do so
(b) She is not allowed to call Senora Valencia by her first name
(c) She sees it as a sign of disrespect
(d) She knows it would anger Beatriz to be referred to by her first name

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about Beatriz?

2. What profession does the narrator hold?

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

4. Where are Senora Valencia's ancestors from?

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

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