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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Senora Valencia's mother die?
(a) During a hurricane
(b) Cancer
(c) In childbirth
(d) Of old age

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

4. What vocation was Juana preparing for when she met Luis?
(a) Nurse
(b) Nun
(c) Domestic worker
(d) Farmer

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

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. What alerts Amabelle that the baby will be born before Dr. Javier arrives?

3. Why is Amabelle so concerned when Luis tells her of Pico hitting a man with his car?

4. What does Papi listen to on the radio at night?

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

(see the answer key)

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