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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Senora Valencia surprised when the first baby is born?
(a) It is a boy and she expected to have a girl
(b) The baby's skin color is much darker than her own
(c) It is a girl and she expected to have a boy
(d) She wanted Dr. Javier to deliver the baby

2. Why does Sebastien insist he and Amabelle talk if they are not touching?
(a) To protect themselves from nightmares
(b) To ward off evil spirits
(c) To remind themselves they are alive
(d) To confirm their love

3. Who does Senora Valencia tell Amabelle she had her light a candle for?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her daughter
(c) Her mother
(d) The Virgin Mary

4. What does Amabelle notice pinned to Dr. Javier's shirt collar?
(a) A wood carving like those worn by the cane cutters
(b) A pin like one her mother had
(c) A wood carving created by Sebastien
(d) A wooden cross

5. What does Beatriz find Papi writing?
(a) His autobiography
(b) A letter to the Generalissimo
(c) His will
(d) A letter to his daughter

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Pico hope to hold one day?

2. What does Pico do as soon as he arrives home?

3. What profession does the narrator hold?

4. Why does Amabelle believe her mother did not show her much affection?

5. How does Luis characterize the drive from the army base home?

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