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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the stories of Martine and Atie's father do to them?
(a) They made them happy.
(b) They made them weak.
(c) They made them afraid.
(d) They made them sad.

5. When does Sophie say she will go visit her mother during their phone call the day Sophie takes Brigitte to the doctor?
(a) Two weekends from now.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) That evening.
(d) That weekend.

6. Why does Atie think she was a fool, while she is standing in her room talking to Sophie?
(a) Because Atie thought Louise was going to stay near her forever.
(b) Because Atie thought Louise was married.
(c) Because Atie thought Louise was her friend.
(d) Because Atie thought Louise was not her friend.

7. Where is Atie when Martine and Ifé come back from their errand?
(a) Atie is on the porch.
(b) Atie went out.
(c) Atie is in the kitchen.
(d) Atie is sleeping.

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

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

10. 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 left the valley.
(c) Because Louise took Ifé's money and went home.
(d) Because Louise yelled at Atie.

11. What does Sophie's mother lend Sophie when she leaves?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Her bicycle.
(d) Her watch.

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

13. What does Eliab buy at the market when Sophie sends him there?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Milk.
(c) A mango.
(d) Milk and a mango.

14. Why is Atie standing with her back to the wall when Sophie asks her a question about Brigitte?
(a) Because Atie does not want Sophie to see her cry.
(b) Because Atie does not want Sophie to see her angry face.
(c) Because Atie does not want Sophie to hug her.
(d) Because Atie is busy doing something else.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sophie's mother when Sophie calls the sender of the message back and asks where her mother is?

2. What does Sophie do at the place she stops by after her second visit to her therapist?

3. What do the members do with their paper after they write the name on it?

4. What does Sophie offer her mother after she says she does not like being alone?

5. Why does Sophie not eat much during lunch on the plane?

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