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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sebastien, why does Kongo take Joel's body away before others can see him?
(a) He doesn't want Senor Pico to punish him for burying his son
(b) He doesn't want to draw attention to his son's death
(c) He wishes to be left alone with his son
(d) He wants to take him to a sacred burial place

2. What image marks the beginning of the sugar cane harvest?
(a) The smoke from the fires in the harvesters' camp
(b) The smoke from the fires in the fields
(c) The sound of men chopping the cane with machetes
(d) The smoke coming from the sugar cane factory

3. What sight in the deserted village does Yves conceal from the others?
(a) The hanging bodies of the villagers
(b) The buckets of water
(c) The large stores of food
(d) The papers of Haitian traders

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

5. What did Amabelle's family cross the river to buy on the day they were killed?
(a) Healing herbs
(b) Vegetables
(c) A stove
(d) A cooking pot

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wilner discourage the travelers from lighting fires?

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

3. What is unusual about Beatriz?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a memory Amabelle has as she is walking down the trail with the other immigrants?

(see the answer key)

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