View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mireille beg her father to do?

2. How long does Mireille stay at the farm after she gets married?

3. What happens to Mireille a year before she has Christophe?

4. Who is Michael?

5. Who is Lorraine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Victor think he has been lied to?

2. Where did Mireille get married?

3. How did Mireille meet Michael?

4. Who is the Commander?

5. Where did Mireille spend her summers growing up?

6. What part of her life does Mireille still have while in her cage?

7. Who is Fabienne?

8. What did Michael think of Haiti the first time he visitied?

9. Who helps Mireille try to run away from her cage?

10. Where is the narrator and her family staying at the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Mireille's relationship to and understanding of the Commander. How does this understanding of him -- and what she must do in order to survive -- change Mireille forever? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Mireille and Michael. How does it change or stay the same throughout the novel? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Mireille's fragile state once she returns to the states after having been kidnapped. In what ways does she demonstrate the signs of PTSD, and what and who helps her in her journey toward emotional healing? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 511 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample