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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Amabelle know how to help Senora Valencia give birth?
(a) She observed her mother giving birth to her sibilings
(b) She observed Dr. Javier deliver babies
(c) She observed her parents who were herb healers deliver babies
(d) She was trained as a midwife in Haiti

2. What position does Pico hope to hold one day?
(a) Army commander
(b) General in the army
(c) President of the Dominican Republic
(d) President of Haiti

3. Why is it ironic to Juana that Senora Valencia has twins?
(a) Her mother always dreamed Valencia would have twins
(b) Twins are a sign of good luck
(c) Her mother looked like she was having twins when she had Valencia
(d) Juana always wanted to have twins

4. What quality does Amabelle tell Sebastien she loved most in her father?
(a) His seriousness
(b) His playfulness
(c) His skill at healing
(d) His joyfulness

5. Why does Sebastien insist on remaining in the dark while with the narrator?
(a) He is embarrassed by the scars on his hands and face
(b) He wants her to learn to trust him even when she cannot see him
(c) He doesn't want the neighbors to know he is there
(d) He wants her to know only his voice

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Amabelle often sleep when she was a young girl?

2. Who does Sebastien ask Amabelle about in Chapter 3?

3. Why does the narrator prefer her shadow to other children?

4. What does Amabelle say she does more than her mother did?

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

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