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

2. What does Papi listen to on the radio at night?
(a) Spanish music
(b) News of the Dominican war for independence
(c) Political speeches
(d) News of the Spanish civil war

3. Why does Sebastien tell of his father's death using third person narration?
(a) The memory of his father's death is unclear to him
(b) He was not present when his father died
(c) He is angry at his father for dying
(d) The memory is too painful for him

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

5. Why is Senora Valencia concerned when she goes into labor?
(a) Her husband is away
(b) She is afraid of the pain of childbirth
(c) The doctor may not be able to get there fast enough
(d) It is two months before her due date

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sebastien, why does Kongo take Joel's body away before others can see him?

2. Why does Sebastien insist he and Amabelle talk if they are not touching?

3. Why did Kongo disapprove of Joel and Felice's relationship?

4. How did Senora Valencia's mother die?

5. What does Pico do as soon as he arrives home?

(see the answer key)

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