View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the people of Dajabon celebrating?
(a) Christmas
(b) Their victory over the Haitians
(c) The Dominican independence
(d) Generalissimo Trujillo

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

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

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

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

6. Where does Amabelle visit that she was afraid of going as a child?
(a) To her family's land
(b) To the top of the citidel
(c) To the river
(d) To Sebastien's mother's home

7. Why does Amabelle visit Kongo?
(a) To tell him Senor Pico killed Joel
(b) To make sure he is dealing with Joel's death
(c) To deliver wood for Joel's coffin
(d) To tell him Papi would like to speak with him

8. Why does Amabelle usher Senora Valencia back into the house as the soldiers arrive in the valley?
(a) Amabelle fears for Senora Valencia's safety
(b) Amabelle does not want the soldiers to take her away from Senora Valencia
(c) Senora Valencia has begun bleeding
(d) Senora Valencia becomes hysterical

9. What does Papi spend time doing after his grandson dies?
(a) Crying incessantly
(b) Watching over his grandson's coffin
(c) Tending to his orchid garden
(d) Listening to Spanish radio channels

10. Which of the travelers is killed by the mob in Dajabon?
(a) Yves
(b) Odette
(c) Sebastien
(d) Tibon

11. What did Senora Valencia do during the massacre to honor Amabelle?
(a) She gave birth to a child and named her Amabelle
(b) She searched the countryside for her friend
(c) She painted a picture of her to hang in her home
(d) She hid several Haitian immigrants in her home

12. Which of the following people does Amabelle NOT secure passage to Haiti for?
(a) Sebastien
(b) Herself
(c) Juana
(d) Mimi

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amabelle write a letter to in hopes of finding information about Sebastien and Mimi?

2. Who does Amabelle see for the first time in years during the celebration following Trujillo's death?

3. How does Senora Valencia first react when Amabelle comes to visit her?

4. What do Doloritas and Amabelle have in common?

5. What news does Man Denise tell Amabelle several refugees have come to tell her of?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 589 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample