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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Papi raise as his hobby?
(a) Chickens
(b) Goats
(c) Roses
(d) Orchids

3. Senora Valencia's last statement to Amabelle can be seen as an example of...
(a) Cvert racism
(b) Criticism
(c) Appreciation
(d) Covert racism

4. What does Amabelle notice about Dona Sabine's home that makes her concerned "another Yanki invasion was coming?"
(a) Many more people working for her family than usual
(b) A wall built around her home to keep the Haitians out
(c) Felice is now working for Dona Sabine
(d) Military guards at the gate

5. How does Mimi say she hopes to die?
(a) Suddenly when she is not expecting it
(b) In a violent way like Joel
(c) In her sleep
(d) Of natural causes after a long life

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Amabelle tell Sebastien she loved most in her father?

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

3. What does the narrator have recurrent nightmares about?

4. Where is this first part of the novel set?

5. Who does the narrator believe is the only person who truly knows her?

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