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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. What does Marie think Ross's operation is about?

2. Who goes to the beach with Marie and the kids?

3. Who calls the narrator from a payphone?

4. What organization does Ed Ross work for?

5. What does Marie get at Helene's wake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to Martinique on Marie's request?

2. Where does Marie take the boys in the first chapter?

3. What bad news does Pop give Marie?

4. Who took over Agathe's job as the mother figure when she left?

5. Who is the first person Marie understood to be a spy?

6. Who is Chris?

7. Who wants to be a spy when they are a child?

8. What happens when Marie takes Agathe to the airport?

9. Who is Aisha?

10. What news does Helene give Marie at Tompkins Square Park?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout her mission in Africa, Marie is made very aware of her status as an American, despite feeling that in the U.S., she feels black before she feels American. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast Marie's notions of her American status while she is in Africa and the U.S.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of isolation.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the voice of Marie, the narrator. Use examples from the text to determine the nature of this voice.

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