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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What main town do the travelers reach first?
(a) Alegria
(b) Dajabon
(c) Trujillo
(d) Cap Haitien

2. Why does Amabelle believe her mother did not show her much affection?
(a) She was unable to express emotion easily
(b) She wanted to prepare her for a life without love
(c) She did not love Amabelle
(d) She was a cold woman

3. Which of the following is NOT a memory Amabelle has as she is walking down the trail with the other immigrants?
(a) Visiting with Sebastien
(b) Holding Senora Valencia's babies
(c) Helping Papi in the garden
(d) Going to the market with Juana

4. What does Amabelle notice about Dona Sabine's home that makes her concerned "another Yanki invasion was coming?"
(a) Military guards at the gate
(b) Many more people working for her family than usual
(c) A wall built around her home to keep the Haitians out
(d) Felice is now working for Dona Sabine

5. Where does Sebastien work?
(a) In the sugar cane fields
(b) In the corn fields
(c) In a sugar factory
(d) In the same home as the narrator

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the Dominicans taunt Amabelle and Yves with parsley?

3. How did Amabelle come to work for Senora Valencia's family?

4. What image marks the beginning of the sugar cane harvest?

5. Which of the following is NOT a detail Juana tells Senora Valencia about her mother?

(see the answer key)

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