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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Amabelle notice pinned to Dr. Javier's shirt collar?
(a) A wood carving like those worn by the cane cutters
(b) A wooden cross
(c) A pin like one her mother had
(d) A wood carving created by Sebastien

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

4. What does the narrator say she played with when she was a child?
(a) Sugar cane stalks
(b) Her sisters
(c) A doll
(d) Her shadow

5. Who had Pico courted before Senora Valencia?
(a) Juana
(b) Amabelle
(c) Dr. Javier's sister
(d) Dr. Javier's daughter

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is it ironic to Juana that Senora Valencia has twins?

3. Where are Senora Valencia's ancestors from?

4. What profession does the narrator hold?

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

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