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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 vocation was Juana preparing for when she met Luis?
(a) Nun
(b) Domestic worker
(c) Farmer
(d) Nurse

2. What sound always makes Sebastien homesick?
(a) Pigeons cooing
(b) Sugar cane stalks being cut
(c) Amabelle's voice
(d) Mockingbirds singing

3. Why does Amabelle stand over Odette's body for a long time?
(a) She wants to make sure the woman will not come back to life
(b) She is frightened the same will happen to her
(c) She is saying the last rites for her friend
(d) She cannot say goodbye to her because her death with always be with Amabelle

4. How did Amabelle come to work for Senora Valencia's family?
(a) They found her at the river after her parents died
(b) They adopted her after her parents died
(c) She and Sebastien both applied for jobs at their farm
(d) The river rats sold her to Senora Valencia's family

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the Haitian immigrant children born in the Dominican Republic not able to attend "proper schools?"

2. According to a nun at the clinic, who has been asking about Amabelle?

3. What does Amabelle do for several days after arriving at the clinic?

4. Who does Senora Valencia tell Amabelle she had her light a candle for?

5. What does a woman in Cap Haitian give Amabelle to help ease her pain?

(see the answer key)

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