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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people in the clinic share stories of?
(a) Their former lives in the Dominican Republic
(b) The happier times in the past
(c) The slaughter of Haitian immigrants that they witnessed
(d) The deaths of their parents

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

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

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

5. Who does Senor Pico nearly kill as he practices shooting with Senora Valencia?
(a) Dr. Javier
(b) Papi
(c) Amabelle
(d) Rosalinda

6. Why does Amabelle stand over Odette's body for a long time?
(a) She is frightened the same will happen to her
(b) She wants to make sure the woman will not come back to life
(c) She cannot say goodbye to her because her death with always be with Amabelle
(d) She is saying the last rites for her friend

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

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

9. How has Father Romain changed since Amabelle last saw him?
(a) He is now angry and frustrated
(b) He is now at peace
(c) He is now insane
(d) He is now disoriented and sickly

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

11. Which of the following is NOT a memory Amabelle has as she is walking down the trail with the other immigrants?
(a) Going to the market with Juana
(b) Holding Senora Valencia's babies
(c) Visiting with Sebastien
(d) Helping Papi in the garden

12. How does Amabelle react when she sees the waterfall again?
(a) She is surprised at how deep it is and is unsure it is the right one
(b) She is numbed by pain
(c) She breaks down in tears for Sebastien
(d) She grows angry at Valencia for taking her to wrong waterfall

13. What strikes Amabelle as she witnesses a woman having her leg amputated?
(a) The woman's leg
(b) A drop of her own blood
(c) The doctor's hand
(d) A drop of the woman's blood

14. Why does Amabelle lie naked on the floor in Chapter 17?
(a) Sebastien asks her to take off her uniform
(b) She wants to sweat out all of her moisture so she cannot cry
(c) She is sick and cannot move
(d) She wants to feel the coolness of the earth

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yves suggest Amabelle do to make money for herself?

2. What does Yves tell Amabelle is missing from the record books of the slaughter being kept by the church?

3. Where does Amabelle ask the truck driver to leave her?

4. Who stays with Rafi's body during the night after the wake?

5. What main town do the travelers reach first?

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