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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Papi raise as his hobby?
(a) Chickens
(b) Orchids
(c) Roses
(d) Goats

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the narrator characterizes Sebastien?
(a) Moody
(b) Strong
(c) Gentle
(d) Handsome

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

4. Why are the Haitian immigrant children born in the Dominican Republic not able to attend "proper schools?"
(a) Their skin color prevents them from being accepted into these schools
(b) They are not Christians. Only Christians can attend the top schools
(c) They do not speak Spanish
(d) The government will not give them the papers they need to enroll

5. What vocation was Juana preparing for when she met Luis?
(a) Nun
(b) Farmer
(c) Domestic worker
(d) Nurse

6. Who had Pico courted before Senora Valencia?
(a) Dr. Javier's sister
(b) Amabelle
(c) Dr. Javier's daughter
(d) Juana

7. Who does Senor Pico share cigars and rum with in the garden?
(a) The Generalissimo
(b) Papi
(c) Dr. Javier
(d) Don Gilbert

8. What does the narrator say she has never seen Sebastien do?
(a) Laugh
(b) Smile
(c) Cry
(d) Work

9. Who does Senora Valencia tell Amabelle she had her light a candle for?
(a) Her mother
(b) The Virgin Mary
(c) Her daughter
(d) Her husband

10. Why is Amabelle so concerned when Luis tells her of Pico hitting a man with his car?
(a) She knows Senora Valencia will be upset
(b) She is concerned the man might be Sebastien
(c) She is shocked by his lack of concern for others
(d) She is concerned the man might be her father

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

12. Why did Kongo disapprove of Joel and Felice's relationship?
(a) Her grandfather had stolen a chicken from Kongo
(b) She was not beautiful enough for Joel
(c) Her father had stolen a chicken from Kongo
(d) Felice came from a poor family

13. What thought does Sebastien suggest Amabelle replace the memory of her parents' deaths with?
(a) The idea that he will always protect her
(b) The idea that they died of natural causes many years later
(c) The idea that they are still alive
(d) The idea that they will be reunited in the afterlife

14. How have Sebastien's hands become scarred?
(a) Building his home
(b) Working in the sugar factory
(c) Escaping from the Dominican Republic
(d) Cutting sugar cane stalks

15. Where is this first part of the novel set?
(a) In Mexico
(b) In the Dominican Republic
(c) In Haiti
(d) In Cuba

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Senora Valencia name her son immediately?

3. What prompted Sebastien to leave Haiti?

4. Who is the narrator?

5. How did Senora Valencia's mother die?

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