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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stays with Senora Valencia the night after the children are born?
(a) Pico
(b) Amabelle
(c) Juana
(d) One of Pico's female cousins

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

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

4. Who does Senora Valencia tell Amabelle she had her light a candle for?
(a) The Virgin Mary
(b) Her mother
(c) Her daughter
(d) Her husband

5. What does Dr. Javier do to allow himself to escape Papi?
(a) Ask Amabelle for a cup of coffee
(b) Claim he has to attend to another birth
(c) Claim he needs to go register the children's births
(d) Ask to see the rest of the house

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Sebastien and Amabelle from originally?

2. What is wrong with Senora Valencia's daughter when she is born?

3. Why does Amabelle believe her mother did not show her much affection?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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