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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 concerned when she goes into labor?
(a) Her husband is away
(b) The doctor may not be able to get there fast enough
(c) She is afraid of the pain of childbirth
(d) It is two months before her due date

2. Why are the Haitian immigrant children born in the Dominican Republic not able to attend "proper schools?"
(a) They are not Christians. Only Christians can attend the top schools
(b) They do not speak Spanish
(c) The government will not give them the papers they need to enroll
(d) Their skin color prevents them from being accepted into these schools

3. Why does Sebastien tell of his father's death using third person narration?
(a) The memory of his father's death is unclear to him
(b) He was not present when his father died
(c) He is angry at his father for dying
(d) The memory is too painful for him

4. Why does Senora Valencia ask Pico to bring Amabelle to her the evening after the birth of her children?
(a) She wants to thank her for helping her give birth
(b) She wants to ask her to stay in the house for the night
(c) She wants to ask her for help taking care of the children
(d) She wants her to bathe the children

5. Who is Senora Valencia concerned that her daughter will be mistaken for?
(a) A much younger child
(b) Someone who is black
(c) Her brother
(d) A field worker's child

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Javier do to allow himself to escape Papi?

2. Where do the cane workers bathe before work?

3. What did Amabelle's family cross the river to buy on the day they were killed?

4. What does Amabelle wish she could remember from her past when she is helping Senora Valencia give birth?

5. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Dominican coat of arms?

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