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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sophie's mother sing the evening they all have dinner at her house?
(a) An old Negro spiritual.
(b) An old rap song.
(c) An old love song.
(d) An old reggae song.

2. Where does Atie feed the pig after coming home the night of the supper?
(a) On the floor.
(b) In the bath house.
(c) On the steps.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. What does Sophie need for her relationship with Joseph to work out?
(a) She needs understanding.
(b) She needs to eat more food.
(c) She needs another child.
(d) She needs an aphrodisiac.

4. Why does Sophie's therapist scold her the first time she goes back to her?
(a) For showing up today.
(b) For disappearing so suddenly.
(c) For not showing up for weeks.
(d) For going to Haiti.

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

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

7. What did Atie used to call the hill in the distance?
(a) Guinea.
(b) Hell.
(c) Guadeloupe.
(d) Heaven.

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

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

10. What do the members do with their paper after they write the name on it?
(a) They take the paper home.
(b) They show the paper to each other.
(c) They throw the paper in the garbage.
(d) They burn the paper.

11. According to Atie, why should Sophie treat her mother well?
(a) Because Sophie would want her daughter to treat her well.
(b) Because Atie loves her sister.
(c) Because Sophie does not have her mother forever.
(d) Because Sophie does have her mother forever.

12. What does Sophie do at the place she stops by after her second visit to her therapist?
(a) She drinks cola by candlelight.
(b) She drinks tea by flashlight.
(c) She drinks tea by candlelight.
(d) She drinks coffee by candlelight.

13. Where do Ifé and Sophie eat their dinner when Tante Atie does not come home for supper?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) By the neighbors.
(c) Outside in the yard.
(d) Outside on the porch.

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

15. Where does Sophie's grandmother go with her face covered in ashes?
(a) To visit the neighbor.
(b) To the market.
(c) To the cemetery.
(d) To church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the stories of Martine and Atie's mother do to them?

2. Why is Sophie's mother afraid being back at home?

3. What kind of voice does the baby that speaks to Sophie's mother have?

4. What does Atie do instead of going to Louise's house?

5. What does Eliab buy at the market when Sophie sends him there?

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