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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ifé feel after Atie yells at her makers at the kitchen table?
(a) Sad.
(b) She's crying.
(c) Shocked.
(d) She's laughing.

2. Who is the sender of the item that comes for the family?
(a) Louise.
(b) Martine.
(c) Atie.
(d) Joseph.

3. In the story about the woman who stopped bleeding, who transforms the woman?
(a) Ursula.
(b) Emily.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Erzulie.

4. How does Sophie feel after eating beans for supper?
(a) Sad and guilty.
(b) Fat and guilty.
(c) She's still hungry.
(d) Fat and ugly.

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

6. Where does Joseph take Sophie when he comes home from touring the first time?
(a) To the Road.
(b) To the Vote.
(c) To the Note.
(d) To a bar without a name.

7. What is the driver in the van calling Sophie on her way to La Nouvelle Dame Marie?
(a) Wonderful.
(b) Pretty.
(c) Louise.
(d) Beautiful.

8. What does Sophie tell Louise her profession is back home?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Secretary.

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

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

11. Who does Sophie take a picture of?
(a) Louise.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her Aunt Atie.
(d) Herself.

12. What does Sophie drink during the potluck dinner for which Atie has been preparing food all day?
(a) Milk.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Juice.

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

14. What does the new supper guest bring as a gift?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A pig.
(c) Chocolates.
(d) A goat.

15. Why does Sophie join her mother at work the first couple of months?
(a) Because her mother wants her to work.
(b) Because school does not start for two months.
(c) Because school doesn't start for five months.
(d) Because she doesn't want to go to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Sophie and her mother have a serious conversation?

2. How old is Sophie when she meets Joseph?

3. Where at her grandmother's house does Sophie drop her suitcase?

4. How do Sophie and her aunt travel the rest of the trek to the grandmother?

5. What is Louise selling on the side of the road?

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