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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image marks the beginning of the sugar cane harvest?
(a) The sound of men chopping the cane with machetes
(b) The smoke coming from the sugar cane factory
(c) The smoke from the fires in the harvesters' camp
(d) The smoke from the fires in the fields

2. When Amabelle dreams of her mother, what does she picture the woman wearing?
(a) Her wedding dress
(b) The clothes she was wearing the day she died
(c) A dress made of river water
(d) A dress made of glass

3. What quality does Amabelle tell Sebastien she loved most in her father?
(a) His skill at healing
(b) His seriousness
(c) His playfulness
(d) His joyfulness

4. Who does Senora Valencia tell Amabelle she had her light a candle for?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her mother
(c) The Virgin Mary
(d) Her daughter

5. Why does Amabelle visit Man Denise's house on a daily basis?
(a) She is trying to pass the time until Sebastien returns
(b) She is watching for Sebastien to return
(c) She wants to ask her for permission to marry Sebastien
(d) She wants to pay her respects to the woman

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Senora Valencia's mother die?

2. What strikes Amabelle as she witnesses a woman having her leg amputated?

3. Who does Dona Sabine gesture to to come into her home?

4. What prompted Sebastien to leave Haiti?

5. What do the people in the clinic share stories of?

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