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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Senora Valencia do with her son's body that is unexpected?
(a) She allows no one to view it
(b) She allows visitors to view it
(c) She spends all of her time holding it
(d) She refuses to allow him to be buried

3. Why does Man Rapadou feed Amabelle pumpkin soup?
(a) Amabelle is unable to eat solid food because of her injuries
(b) It is known to increase fertility
(c) It is known as a good luck food
(d) Pumpkins have healing powers

4. What does the Massacre River mark for the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
(a) The place where too many people died
(b) The border between the two nations
(c) The water source for the two nations
(d) A point of contention between the two nations

5. When Amabelle and Yves come upon an oxen cart stuck in the mud, what do they notice the cart is filled with?
(a) Bodies
(b) Vegetables
(c) Soldiers
(d) Weapons

6. What do the refugees see in a picture of the Haitian president that angers them?
(a) A congratulatory letter from the Generalissimo
(b) A medal given to him by the Generalissimo to symbolize the friendship between their countries
(c) A Dominican flag
(d) A portrait of the Generalissimo hanging behind the president

7. What risk is Amabelle taking at the end of the novel by wading into the river?
(a) Being arrested by the Dominican soldiers
(b) Being killed by the border guards
(c) Drowning in the raging river
(d) Being injured by the sharp rocks in the river

8. What does Amabelle do for several days after arriving at the clinic?
(a) Cry
(b) Search for Sebastien
(c) Sleep
(d) Suffer in pain

9. Where does Man Denise leave for?
(a) Cap Haitien
(b) Dajabon
(c) Alegria
(d) Port au Prince

10. Who does Tibon say is rumored to be waiting for the Haitians at the border?
(a) God
(b) Their families
(c) The Generalissimo
(d) The Dominican army

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

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

13. Why does Amabelle repeat Sebastien's name over and over?
(a) To purge his image from her memory
(b) To keep his memory alive
(c) To try and resurrect him from the dead
(d) To let him know she is looking for him

14. What information does Yves give Amabelle that makes her hopeful Sebastien and Mimi were able to cross the river?
(a) Yves has left directions for them at each stop on the river
(b) The water level in the river has dropped
(c) The massacre of Haitians by the Dominicans has stopped
(d) Many people are crossing the river everyday now

15. What does Kongo give Amabelle as a gift?
(a) A ring
(b) A mask of Joel
(c) Joel's bracelet
(d) A mask of her face

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to bless Amabelle and Sebastien's marriage?

2. How does Amabelle plan on crossing the border?

3. What are the people of Dajabon celebrating?

4. What sight in the deserted village does Yves conceal from the others?

5. What lead to Yves' father's death?

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