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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the girl baby compare to the boy baby?
(a) She is much larger than he is
(b) She has more hair than he does
(c) She is much smaller than he is
(d) She has much lighter skin than he does

2. Why does the narrator prefer her shadow to other children?
(a) Her shadow makes her feel less lonely than other children
(b) Her shadow never refuses to play the games she wants to play
(c) Her shadow cannot leave her alone
(d) Her shadow cannot talk to her as other children can

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

4. Senora Valencia's last statement to Amabelle can be seen as an example of...
(a) Appreciation
(b) Criticism
(c) Cvert racism
(d) Covert racism

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sebastien work?

2. Why does the narrator's father caution her against playing with her shadow?

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

4. Why is Senora Valencia concerned when she goes into labor?

5. How long has Amabelle worked for Senora Valencia's family?

(see the answer key)

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