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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sophie keep her own pictures?
(a) In her wallet.
(b) In her suitcase.
(c) In her clothes.
(d) In her room.

2. What does Joseph ask Sophie when he comes home from touring the second time?
(a) To meet Sophie's mother.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To go out again.
(d) To join him next time.

3. What is Atie doing in the yard later that night when she comes home?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Making love.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Giggling.

4. What does Sophie drink when she and Joseph go out in Long Island?
(a) Rum.
(b) Cappuccino.
(c) Cappuccino spiked with rum.
(d) Coke spiked with rum.

5. Where does Sophie retrieve her daughter after noticing the statue of Erzulie?
(a) From the kitchen.
(b) From her own room,
(c) From Atie's room,
(d) From Ifé's room,

6. When do Sophie and her mother have a serious conversation?
(a) Near the end of the summer.
(b) In the middle of the summer.
(c) Near the end of the winter.
(d) Near the beginning of the summer.

7. In which language does Sophie's mother often speak to the people passing by?
(a) Creole.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) French.

8. What is Atie like, according to Ifé?
(a) Atie is dumb.
(b) Atie is like a devil.
(c) Atie is like a maker.
(d) Atie is like an angel.

9. What does Sophie say when her grandmother asks if her husband is a good man?
(a) Yes, very much so.
(b) No.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) Not always.

10. What is the name of the small Haitian village where the story begins?
(a) St. Croix.
(b) Port-au-Prince.
(c) Ouanamente.
(d) Croix-des-Rosets.

11. Where at her grandmother's house does Sophie drop her suitcase?
(a) On the porch.
(b) In the yard.
(c) On the road.
(d) In the kitchen.

12. What life form does the woman in the story Sophie heard take on in order to stop bleeding?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A butter flower.
(c) A fly.
(d) A bird.

13. What does Grandma Ifé talk about on the way back from the market?
(a) About Atie's recent behavior.
(b) About the village people.
(c) About Sophie's recent behavior.
(d) About Brigitte.

14. What country is Sophie in when the third book opens?
(a) Haiti.
(b) United States.
(c) France.
(d) Dominican Republic.

15. How does Sophie feel after she has her baby?
(a) Pretty.
(b) Tired.
(c) Fat.
(d) Sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sophie's mother's night job?

2. How long does Joseph stay in Providence after the incident between Sophie and her mother?

3. What has arrived for the family the day an outsider joins for supper?

4. Why does Sophie have sex with Joseph on their wedding night?

5. Why does Atie need to go to the market?

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