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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What warning does Dr. Javier bring to Amabelle?
(a) Sebastien is wanted by the militia
(b) All Haitian immigrants are being deported
(c) She must leave immediately because Senor Pico is planning to have her killed
(d) She must leave immediately because Haitian immigrants are being killed

2. 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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Yves tell Amabelle is missing from the record books of the slaughter being kept by the church?
(a) The Generalissimo's name
(b) Information about Sebastien and Mimi
(c) Information about Odette and Wilmer
(d) The torture Yves and Amabelle endured

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

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

10. Who from Alegria does Amabelle discover is living near the border clinic?
(a) Father Romain
(b) Sebastien
(c) Papi
(d) Senora Valencia

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

12. What does Amabelle want in place of compensation?
(a) Treatment for her injuries
(b) Information about Sebastien and Mimi
(c) Sebastien to return to Haiti
(d) To see Senora Valencia again

13. Why do the Dominicans taunt Amabelle and Yves with parsley?
(a) Parsley is a symbol of independence
(b) They know Haitians hate parsley
(c) To show they are Haitians through their pronunciation of the word
(d) It is readily available

14. Why does Wilner discourage the travelers from lighting fires?
(a) They will waste precious matches
(b) The smoke will draw attention to their camp
(c) Fire will give them hope they will make it to the border
(d) The light will allow them to be seen

15. What does Amabelle say would help her properly mourn Sebastien's death?
(a) Seeing his dead body
(b) Being able to bury his body
(c) Knowing he was actually dead
(d) Having some part of him in Haiti

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape did Amabelle's father always make her Christmas lanterns?

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

3. Where does Amabelle promise Sebastien she will visit?

4. What does Juana prepare in honor of Rosalinda's baptism?

5. Who does Papi go to visit when he takes a walk to escape Senor Pico?

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