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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. Who takes care of the narrator throughout her childhood?

2. Who attacks the narrator in the first chapter?

3. Who calls the narrator in the first chapter?

4. Who takes a picture with Thomas?

5. Who likes to keep to themselves as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Aisha?

2. What does Marie want Agathe to do for the boys?

3. What happens when Marie first gets to her mother's house with the boys?

4. What happens at Lenox Lounge with Thomas?

5. Where do Marie's sons stay for a night in Connecticut?

6. What happens at Helene's wake?

7. What does Agathe tell the boys about stars?

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

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

10. What is Marie's relationship with Agathe like after Helene's wake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Marie's decision to become a Fed. Why does she become a Fed, and what does she begin to realize about this decision as the story unfolds? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze Helene's extreme interest in a career as a spy. Where does this interest stem from, and how does she go about trying to bring her dreams to fruition? Use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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