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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Michael take Mireille after he finds her?

2. Why does Mireille start laughing hysterically in her cage?

3. Who ends up paying Mireille's ransom?

4. When does Mireille leave Port-au-Prince?

5. Who wakes Mireille up when she is asleep in her car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mireille find out at her doctor's appointment?

2. Where does Mireille check into a hotel after she leaves home?

3. What lie does the Commander tell Mireille?

4. Why does Mireille throw a glass jar at someone?

5. Why are Michael's parents disappointed in him?

6. When does Mireille tell Michael to come get her?

7. Whose house does Mireille go to after she leaves home?

8. Why does Mireille refuse to eat?

9. What did the Commander's father do for a living?

10. What does Mireille bake with Lorraine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Mireille's reluctance to be with her child after she is rescued from her captors. What keeps her from being the mother she wants to be for Christophe? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Mireille and her mother. 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 understanding of her identity. How does this change throughout the novel, particularly after she is kidnapped, and after she is rescued? What does she know about her herself, and what does she forget? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

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