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

2. What profession does the narrator hold?
(a) She is a sugar cane harvester
(b) She is a midwife
(c) She is a nurse
(d) She is a domestic worker

3. What does Amabelle say she does more than her mother did?
(a) Laugh
(b) Work
(c) Smile
(d) Think

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

5. Why is Senora Valencia concerned when she goes into labor?
(a) She is afraid of the pain of childbirth
(b) It is two months before her due date
(c) The doctor may not be able to get there fast enough
(d) Her husband is away

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompted Sebastien to leave Haiti?

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

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

4. What is Amabelle doing when she hears Senora Valencia scream?

5. What does Amabelle wish she could remember from her past when she is helping Senora Valencia give birth?

(see the answer key)

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