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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sebastien insist that the narrator take off her uniform?
(a) It is hot and itchy
(b) It represents the image her employers have of her
(c) It represents her past in Haiti
(d) It needs to be washed

2. What is Amabelle doing when she hears Senora Valencia scream?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Cooking dinner
(c) Sewing a shirt for Senor Pico
(d) Sewing a shirt for Sebastien

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

4. Where is Senora Valencia's house located?
(a) In Alegria
(b) In Guatemala
(c) In Haiti
(d) In Alamandia

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the "farming of the bones"?

3. Who is the man Pico killed with his car?

4. How did Amabelle know how to help Senora Valencia give birth?

5. Why does Sebastien insist on remaining in the dark while with the narrator?

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