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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are Sebastien and Amabelle from originally?
(a) The southern part of Haiti
(b) Spain
(c) The northern part of Haiti
(d) The Dominican Republic

3. Where do the cane workers bathe before work?
(a) In a communal bathtub
(b) In the stream
(c) In the rain
(d) In their huts

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Senora Valencia's last statement to Amabelle can be seen as an example of...

3. Who is Senora Valencia concerned that her daughter will be mistaken for?

4. What quality does Amabelle tell Sebastien she loved most in her father?

5. What prompted Sebastien to leave Haiti?

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