View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Papi go when Senora Valencia goes into labor?
(a) To help Amabelle
(b) To get Senora Valencia's husband
(c) To pray for his daughter's safety
(d) To get Dr. Javier

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

3. How long has Amabelle worked for Senora Valencia's family?
(a) Since Sebastien came to the farm
(b) 1 year
(c) Since she was a child
(d) Her entire life

4. Why does Senora Valencia ask Amabelle to light a candle after the babies are born?
(a) It is now night
(b) To honor the Virgin Mary
(c) To be able to see the children better
(d) To alert her husband that the babies have arrived

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sebastien insist that the narrator take off her uniform?

2. Who does the narrator believe is the only person who truly knows her?

3. What does the narrator have recurrent nightmares about?

4. What profession does the narrator hold?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 286 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample