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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Man Denise name her son after Saint Sebastien?
(a) Because he appeared holy from birth
(b) Because she believed he would be protected by the saint's spirit
(c) Because he was given two deaths
(d) Because he was the patron saint of cane workers

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

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

4. What news does Man Denise tell Amabelle several refugees have come to tell her of?
(a) Sebastien and Mimi are living across the border in the Dominican Republic
(b) Sebastien has married another woman
(c) The murders of Sebastien and Mimi
(d) The accidental deaths of Sebastien and Mimi

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

6. Where did Amabelle and Sebastien first make love?
(a) In a cave
(b) In the sugar cane fields
(c) In her hut
(d) In their village in Haiti

7. How does Sebastien visit Amabelle now that he is dead?
(a) In her dreams
(b) In the faces of children
(c) In Yves' face
(d) In her work

8. What shocks Amabelle about Man Rapadou's storytelling?
(a) She is able to laugh at sad stories
(b) She remembers every detail of every event
(c) It is highly detailed
(d) It sounds as if she is reciting poetry

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

10. Who offers to bless Amabelle and Sebastien's marriage?
(a) Senora Valencia
(b) Father Vargas
(c) Kongo
(d) Papi

11. What does Yves suggest Amabelle do to make money for herself?
(a) Work in the local market
(b) Take care of Man Rapadou
(c) Farm with him
(d) Sew dresses

12. How does Senora Valencia first react when Amabelle comes to visit her?
(a) She is too old and disoriented to remember Amabelle
(b) She refuses to believe she is Amabelle
(c) She breaks down into tears at the sight of her old friend
(d) She is relieved that Amabelle is still alive

13. Who does Amabelle write a letter to in hopes of finding information about Sebastien and Mimi?
(a) Senor Pico
(b) Papi
(c) Dr. Javier
(d) Father Romain

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

15. How does the Generalissimo plan to compensate the injured and dead Haitians?
(a) He refuses to compensate them because he does not believe he is responsible.
(b) By allowing those alive to re-enter the country
(c) By providing them with land to farm on
(d) With small monetary payments

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Doloritas and Amabelle have in common?

2. What does Amabelle say would help her properly mourn Sebastien's death?

3. Which of the travelers is killed by the mob in Dajabon?

4. Where do the cane workers and their families gather in the evenings?

5. Why did Man Rapadou kill her husband?

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