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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Amabelle concerned about leaving Senora Valencia alone during childbirth?
(a) She is afraid Papi will become angry with her
(b) She doesn't want Senora to feel lonely
(c) She is concerned Senora will die
(d) She doesn't want her to have to push the baby out alone

2. What does the narrator say she played with when she was a child?
(a) Her shadow
(b) Her sisters
(c) Sugar cane stalks
(d) A doll

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

4. Why does Sebastien insist on remaining in the dark while with the narrator?
(a) He wants her to learn to trust him even when she cannot see him
(b) He doesn't want the neighbors to know he is there
(c) He wants her to know only his voice
(d) He is embarrassed by the scars on his hands and face

5. Who does the narrator believe is the only person who truly knows her?
(a) Sebastien
(b) Her mother
(c) Her father
(d) Her shadow

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Senora Valencia surprised when the first baby is born?

2. What does the narrator say she has never seen Sebastien do?

3. Where do the cane workers bathe before work?

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

5. Why did Kongo disapprove of Joel and Felice's relationship?

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