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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amabelle notice pinned to Dr. Javier's shirt collar?
(a) A wooden cross
(b) A wood carving like those worn by the cane cutters
(c) A pin like one her mother had
(d) A wood carving created by Sebastien

2. Where is Senora Valencia's house located?
(a) In Alamandia
(b) In Haiti
(c) In Guatemala
(d) In Alegria

3. What alerts Amabelle that the baby will be born before Dr. Javier arrives?
(a) She sees the child's head in the birth canal
(b) She sees the umbilical cord in the birth canal
(c) Senora Valencia's contractions grow stronger
(d) Senora Valencia begins bleeding

4. Who does the narrator believe is the only person who truly knows her?
(a) Her shadow
(b) Her father
(c) Her mother
(d) Sebastien

5. Who does Juana insist Papi take with him when he goes to notify Pico of the children's births?
(a) Luis
(b) Sebastien
(c) Amabelle
(d) Dr. Javier

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amabelle say she admired most about her mother?

2. Why does Senora Valencia ask Amabelle to light a candle after the babies are born?

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

4. Why is Senora Valencia concerned about having Dr. Javier deliver her baby?

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

(see the answer key)

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