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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sebastien insist he and Amabelle talk if they are not touching?
(a) To ward off evil spirits
(b) To confirm their love
(c) To protect themselves from nightmares
(d) To remind themselves they are alive

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

3. How have Sebastien's hands become scarred?
(a) Working in the sugar factory
(b) Escaping from the Dominican Republic
(c) Building his home
(d) Cutting sugar cane stalks

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Amabelle believe her mother did not show her much affection?

2. Why does Sebastien tell of his father's death using third person narration?

3. Where is this first part of the novel set?

4. Why does the narrator prefer her shadow to other children?

5. Where does Sebastien work?

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