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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who picks Sophie up at the airport in the United States?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

2. Where does Tante Atie sit with Brigitte on her lap?
(a) On her bed.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) On the rocker.
(d) On a chair.

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

4. Where does Sophie bathe in Chapter 16?
(a) At the neighbor's house.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) Outside.

5. What is Joseph's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Musician.

6. Where is the item that arrives for the family the day an outsider joins supper?
(a) At the neighbor's house.
(b) At Louise's place.
(c) At the bank.
(d) At the post.

7. Why does Sophie give her daughter the middle name Ifé?
(a) After her grandmother.
(b) After her mother.
(c) After her aunt.
(d) After herself.

8. When do Sophie and Joseph get married?
(a) One week after they run off.
(b) One month after they run off.
(c) One month after they meet.
(d) Two months after they run off.

9. How does Sophie's grandmother look during the visit?
(a) Pretty.
(b) Teary-eyed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

10. How is chagrin treated?
(a) By drinking honey.
(b) By eating a special herb.
(c) By drinking a special tea.
(d) With antibiotics.

11. Who is the woman that picks Sophie up also caring for?
(a) Sophie's mother.
(b) A young boy.
(c) A young girl.
(d) Sophie's aunt.

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

13. Why does Atie need to go to the market?
(a) To get a remedy for the lump on her back.
(b) To get a remedy for her cold.
(c) To get a remedy for Ifé's lump .
(d) To get a remedy for the lump in her calf.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What represents Sophie's mother in the poem?

2. What does Joseph ask Sophie when he comes home from touring the second time?

3. What do Atie and Sophie say about Brigitte on the way home?

4. What does Sophie drink during the potluck dinner for which Atie has been preparing food all day?

5. What does Sophie keep dreaming about?

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