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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sophie do after the funeral?
(a) She runs into the grave.
(b) She runs into the river.
(c) She runs to the house of her grandmother.
(d) She runs into the cane fields.

2. What happens to Sophie's mother at the end of the book?
(a) She hangs herself.
(b) She stabs herself in the stomach.
(c) She takes pills.
(d) She gets sick.

3. When do the members of the group write the name of their abuser on a sheet of paper?
(a) Never.
(b) At the beginning of the meeting.
(c) Ten minutes into the meeting.
(d) At the end of the meeting.

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

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

6. What do Atie and Ifé do when Sophie's mother arrives for a visit?
(a) They run to Sophie's mother in the yard to kiss her.
(b) They run to Sophie's mother in the yard to yell at her.
(c) They run to Sophie's mother in the yard to hug her.
(d) They run to Sophie's mother in the kitchen to hug her.

7. What does Sophie tell Joseph the night they watch a movie about two lovers?
(a) She says her mother is sick.
(b) She says her mother is sad.
(c) She says her mother is pregnant.
(d) She says her mother is pretentious.

8. Why does Sophie not eat much during lunch on the plane?
(a) Bcause she has cancer.
(b) Because she is not hungry.
(c) Because she has bulimia.
(d) Because she is sad.

9. What does Sophie saying her mother is pregnant bring back to her?
(a) It brings back her nightmares of the rape.
(b) It brings back loving memories.
(c) It brings back her nightmares of her ex-husband.
(d) It brings back memories of Sophie's birth.

10. What does Atie do after the meal with the guest?
(a) She reads a book.
(b) She reads a love poem.
(c) She reads a love letter.
(d) She ties a pig to a pole in the yard.

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

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

13. Who is present at dinner on the weekend Sophie's mother has visitors over?
(a) Sophie, Joseph, Sophie's mother, Marc, and Brigitte.
(b) Sophie, Joseph, Sophie's mother, and Brigitte.
(c) Sophie, Joseph, Sophie's mother, and Marc.
(d) Sophie, Sophie's mother, Marc, and Brigitte.

14. What kind of light do Ifé and Sophie watch while they eat supper together?
(a) The ligth of a plane.
(b) A light moving back and forth nearby.
(c) A light being switched on and off.
(d) A light moving back and forth in the distance.

15. What does Sophie's grandmother tell Martine on a cassette?
(a) That Sophie will stay with her.
(b) To come visit.
(c) Not to worry about Sophie.
(d) To worry about Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie think about when she goes to bed with Joseph the second night back from Haiti?

2. What does Sophie do when her mother cooks her a big breakfast?

3. Why does Sophie not want to disturb Atie when she goes to bed?

4. Where does Sophie's mother kiss Sophie when she arrives at her mother's house?

5. What does Atie call her life during a talk with Sophie while feeding the pig?

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