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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Amabelle doing when she hears Senora Valencia scream?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Sewing a shirt for Senor Pico
(c) Cooking dinner
(d) Sewing a shirt for Sebastien

2. Where did Amabelle and Sebastien first make love?
(a) In her hut
(b) In their village in Haiti
(c) In the sugar cane fields
(d) In a cave

3. What emotion does Amabelle see in Luis' face as he watches Pico, Valencia and the babies together?
(a) Exhaustion
(b) Sadness
(c) Anger
(d) Joy

4. Why are the Haitian immigrant children born in the Dominican Republic not able to attend "proper schools?"
(a) Their skin color prevents them from being accepted into these schools
(b) They are not Christians. Only Christians can attend the top schools
(c) The government will not give them the papers they need to enroll
(d) They do not speak Spanish

5. What does Beatriz find Papi writing?
(a) His will
(b) His autobiography
(c) A letter to his daughter
(d) A letter to the Generalissimo

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had Pico courted before Senora Valencia?

2. How does Luis characterize the drive from the army base home?

3. What does Senora Valencia ask Senor Pico to do before he leaves for the military operation at the border?

4. What does Amabelle notice about Dona Sabine's home that makes her concerned "another Yanki invasion was coming?"

5. What does Senora Valencia ask Juana to do to soothe her into sleep?

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