In the beginning of these chapters, Sophie is given a cassette from her mother and learns that although she has disconnected from Martine, Martine has sent money showing that she still cares for Sophie and wishes to reconcile with her. Sophie’s husband, Joseph, and her mother Martine are both concerned about her whereabouts and this may indicate that Sophie may want to reconnect in the future. Sophie also makes the connection with the Macoutes and the possibility of how she was conceived. Sophie also tries to forget about the past and the hymen test that was given to her by Martine. This is rather difficult because she can’t erase those memories that have turned into nightmares. Furthermore, Sophie has an in depth conversation about the tests with Grandmother Ife and the purpose of these tests. When Martine comes to Haiti, Sophie uses this opportunity to confront her mother about the tests. Martine does not give an apology but gives an explanation instead. We learn that Martine’s nightmares might not only be from the rape but also from the tests. However, Martine is thankful for Sophie when she wakes her up from her nightmares. The constant reminder of these tests in the text shows the reader how Danticat feels about this “tradition”.