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

2. Why does Amabelle lie naked on the floor in Chapter 17?
(a) She is sick and cannot move
(b) She wants to feel the coolness of the earth
(c) She wants to sweat out all of her moisture so she cannot cry
(d) Sebastien asks her to take off her uniform

3. How did Amabelle come to work for Senora Valencia's family?
(a) They adopted her after her parents died
(b) They found her at the river 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

4. Why is Senora Valencia surprised when the first baby is born?
(a) She wanted Dr. Javier to deliver the baby
(b) It is a boy and she expected to have a girl
(c) The baby's skin color is much darker than her own
(d) It is a girl and she expected to have a boy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stays with Senora Valencia the night after the children are born?

2. What vocation was Juana preparing for when she met Luis?

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

4. What is unusual about Beatriz?

5. What quality does Amabelle tell Sebastien she loved most in her father?

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