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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the narrator characterizes Sebastien?
(a) Gentle
(b) Handsome
(c) Moody
(d) Strong

4. How long has Sebastien been working as sugar cane worker?
(a) 4 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 1 year
(d) 14 years

5. Why is Senora Valencia surprised when the first baby is born?
(a) The baby's skin color is much darker than her own
(b) It is a girl and she expected to have a boy
(c) It is a boy and she expected to have a girl
(d) She wanted Dr. Javier to deliver the baby

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is NOT a piece of advice Amabelle gives Senora Valencia to help ease the pain of childbirth?

3. Who does Senora Valencia name her daughter in honor of?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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