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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about the homes in Alegria when Amabelle visits years later?
(a) They are more open and inviting
(b) They are now owned by Haitians
(c) They are protected by high walls and guards
(d) They were destroyed during the revolution

2. When Amabelle dreams of her mother, what does she picture the woman wearing?
(a) A dress made of river water
(b) Her wedding dress
(c) A dress made of glass
(d) The clothes she was wearing the day she died

3. Why does Amabelle visit Man Denise's house on a daily basis?
(a) She is watching for Sebastien to return
(b) She wants to pay her respects to the woman
(c) She is trying to pass the time until Sebastien returns
(d) She wants to ask her for permission to marry Sebastien

4. What does Juana prepare in honor of Rosalinda's baptism?
(a) An altar
(b) A baptismal gown
(c) Decorations
(d) A feast

5. What shape did Amabelle's father always make her Christmas lanterns?
(a) Little girl
(b) Monuments
(c) Kites
(d) Christmas trees

6. How does Amabelle plan on crossing the border?
(a) By showing her papers to the guards at the border
(b) During the night with Yves' help
(c) By calling upon Senor Pico to grant her permission to cross
(d) During the night with the help of a man who does this for a living

7. Who does Dona Sabine and Don Gilbert hide in their home?
(a) The Generalissimo's soldiers
(b) Rosalinda
(c) Senora Valencia
(d) Haitian immigrants

8. Why does Amabelle have difficulty finding the stream and cave when she visits Alegria?
(a) She cannot find a guide to take her there
(b) She is disoriented by the changes in the town
(c) She stream has dried up because of a drought
(d) She cannot remember where they are located

9. Who stays with Rafi's body during the night after the wake?
(a) Amabelle
(b) Juana
(c) Senor Pico
(d) Senora Valencia

10. What do Doloritas and Amabelle have in common?
(a) They are both engaged to Haitian men who are missing
(b) They both worked in the sugar cane fields
(c) They have both lost their parents
(d) They both lived in Alegria

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

12. What does a woman in Cap Haitian give Amabelle to help ease her pain?
(a) A crucifix
(b) Liquor
(c) A talisman
(d) An orange

13. What does Senora Valencia ask Juana to do to soothe her into sleep?
(a) Place the baby girl in bed with her
(b) Stroke her hand
(c) Tell her stories of Haiti
(d) Tell her stories of her mother

14. What has happened to Yves' farm over the years since he has returned to Haiti?
(a) It failed forcing him to find other work
(b) It has become the number one producer of beans
(c) It has gone through both prosperous and difficult periods
(d) It has grown and prospered

15. What does Senora Valencia ask Senor Pico to do before he leaves for the military operation at the border?
(a) Bury their son
(b) Plan their son's funeral
(c) Kiss their daughter goodbye
(d) Bury their son's clothes

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the man driving the truck able to sneak Amabelle across the border?

2. What does Yves confess to Amabelle one night?

3. Why does Amabelle usher Senora Valencia back into the house as the soldiers arrive in the valley?

4. What risk is Amabelle taking at the end of the novel by wading into the river?

5. According to a nun at the clinic, who has been asking about Amabelle?

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