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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Louise standing when she shouts Atie's name before picking her up?
(a) In the yard.
(b) At the neighbor's house.
(c) On the road.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. What do Sophie and Joseph do after the last test of Sophie's mother?
(a) They break up.
(b) They run off to get married.
(c) They stay in Joseph's house.
(d) They run off to get children.

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

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

5. How do Sophie and her aunt travel the rest of the trek to the grandmother?
(a) By van.
(b) By foot.
(c) By cart.
(d) By mule.

6. What represents Sophie's mother in the poem?
(a) A daffodil.
(b) A sunflower.
(c) A saint.
(d) A butterfly.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Who is the outsider that joins the family for supper one evening at Ife's house?
(a) Marc.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Louise.
(d) The neighbor.

13. What happens the second time Sophie's mother tries to test her?
(a) Sophie fails the test.
(b) Sophie pushes her mother away.
(c) Sophie admits what happened.
(d) Sophie wants to do the test herself.

14. What do Atie and Sophie say about Brigitte on the way home?
(a) They talk about how strong Brigitte is.
(b) They talk about how weak Brigitte is.
(c) They talk about how tall Brigitte is.
(d) They talk about how strange Brigitte is.

15. What is the name of Sophie's daughter?
(a) Brigitte.
(b) Bernadette.
(c) Ingrid.
(d) Beatrix.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sophie give her daughter the middle name Ifé?

2. How old is Joseph when Sophie meets him?

3. What does Sophie see on the drive out of Croix-des-Rosets?

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

5. How old is Sophie in the beginning of the book?

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