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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a piece of advice Amabelle gives Senora Valencia to help ease the pain of childbirth?
(a) Pray to the Virgin Mary for strength
(b) Breathe freely
(c) The child will be hers forever once she gives birth to him/her
(d) The pain will be only a bit more than being stung by a wasp

2. Why does Sebastien tell of his father's death using third person narration?
(a) He is angry at his father for dying
(b) The memory of his father's death is unclear to him
(c) The memory is too painful for him
(d) He was not present when his father died

3. What is Sebastien's bracelet made of?
(a) Coffee beans
(b) Sugar cane stalks
(c) Sugar cane juice
(d) Goat bones

4. Where is Sebastien when the narrator wakes up?
(a) Asleep next to the narrator
(b) Making breakfast outside of the hut
(c) Working in the sugar cane fields
(d)

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does the narrator hold?

2. What does the narrator fear will happen if Sebastien leaves her alone?

3. Where does Papi go when Senora Valencia goes into labor?

4. Why does Sebastien insist he and Amabelle talk if they are not touching?

5. Why is Amabelle concerned about leaving Senora Valencia alone during childbirth?

(see the answer key)

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