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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Senora Valencia name her son immediately?
(a) She cannot think of a proper name for him
(b) She wants her father to name him
(c) She is concerned he will not survive
(d) She wants her husband to name him

2. Where do the cane workers and their families gather in the evenings?
(a) At Mercedes' food stand
(b) At the creek
(c) At Sebastien's hut
(d) Around the fire pit in their camp

3. Who does Dona Sabine gesture to to come into her home?
(a) Amabelle
(b) Unel
(c) Felice
(d) Kongo

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

5. What does Father Romain encourage his congregants to do?
(a) Remember their homeland
(b) Attend church
(c) Educate themselves
(d) Protect themselves

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Amabelle often sleep when she was a young girl?

2. Why did Amabelle's father move her away from her mother's cooking pot when she was a child?

3. What does Papi raise as his hobby?

4. How does the girl baby compare to the boy baby?

5. What does Beatriz find Papi writing?

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