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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What joke does Ifé make about Eliab?
(a) That Eliab wants to marry her.
(b) That Eliab wants to marry Atie.
(c) That Eliab is her son.
(d) That Eliab wants to marry Sophie.

2. What do Sophie and her grandmother do after dinner when Atie leaves again?
(a) Sit and listen to Atie.
(b) Sit and watch TV.
(c) Sit and listen to the radio.
(d) Sit and listen to night sounds.

3. Why is Sophie's mother afraid being back at home?
(a) Because she doesn't want to be with Marc anymore.
(b) Because Sophie is pregnant.
(c) Because she is pregnant.
(d) Because she doesn't like New York.

4. Why is Atie upset after Louise sells the pig?
(a) Because Louise didn't want to take Ifé's money.
(b) Because Louise took Ifé's money and went home.
(c) Because Louise took Ifé's money and left the valley.
(d) Because Louise yelled at Atie.

5. Why does Sophie leave Joseph?
(a) Because they were not connecting physically.
(b) Because they were not in love anymore.
(c) Because they hated each other.
(d) Because they were connecting physically.

6. Where does Sophie stop after her second appointment with her therapist?
(a) By the place where her sexual phobia group is held.
(b) By the place where her mother lives.
(c) By the place where her reading group is held.
(d) By the place where her doctor lives.

7. Why is Sophie's mother thin when Sophie first meets her?
(a) She has cancer.
(b) She has bulimia.
(c) She has a cold.
(d) She is sad.

8. Who is worried about Sophie, according to Sophie's mother?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) Louise.
(c) Atie.
(d) Joseph.

9. Where does Sophie sit the morning after Dessalines is killed?
(a) On her bed.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the yard.
(d) On the porch.

10. Who buys the pig from Louise?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Martine.
(c) Ifé.
(d) Atie.

11. What kind of group does Sophie attend in hopes of solving her problems?
(a) An alcoholics anonymous group.
(b) A reading group.
(c) A sexual fantasy group.
(d) A sexual phobia group.

12. What does the therapist say Sophie's mother should do?
(a) She should talk to Sophie.
(b) She should talk to her husband.
(c) She should go back to the place of the rape.
(d) She should see someone.

13. Where does Sophie's mother kiss Sophie when she arrives at her mother's house?
(a) On the lips.
(b) On the cheek.
(c) On the shoulder.
(d) On the forehead.

14. What happens to Sophie's mother each time she thinks about having the baby taken out?
(a) She cannot breathe.
(b) She cannot eat.
(c) She cannot bathe.
(d) She cannot sleep.

15. What does Sophie think about when she goes to bed with Joseph the second night back from Haiti?
(a) She thinks about the Marassas.
(b) She thinks about Henry Napoleon.
(c) She thinks about another man.
(d) She thinks about her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the clothes Sophie picks for her mother to wear?

2. What mode of transportation does the family use to get to the apartment?

3. What does Atie do after the meal with the guest?

4. Who is the message from that Sophie hears on the answering machine when she returns from therapy?

5. What do the two sisters talk about after Atie decides not to go to Louise's house?

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