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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 says that Marie is just like Helene?

2. When is Marie at her most vulnerable?

3. Where does Marie find out she is pregnant?

4. What does Pop say Slater did when he tried to visit Helene?

5. What does Pop say about Slater?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marie discover about her pregnancy 12 weeks in?

2. What does being in Burkina remind Marie of?

3. Why did Helene go back to New York, according to Agathe?

4. What does Marie do to Slater in the middle of the night?

5. Who does Marie call while she is abroad?

6. Where and how does Thomas die?

7. What does Slater tell Marie at a celebratory dinner?

8. What does Marie discover about Blaise Compaore?

9. Who is Nicole, and how does she speak?

10. Why does Marie hate Ed Ross after Thomas's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is told from Marie's point of view, written in the form of journals that she intends for her sons to read in the event that she is killed on a mission. Analyze the author's choice to write the story this way -- how does this choice affect the plot and the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze whether Marie is a reliable narrator or not. Include evidence from the text to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Marie's relationship to Thomas Sankara. Why does she feel conflicted about him?

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