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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 shares part of their ransom money with the other men?

2. What does Michael do at the airport after he gets back from a trip abroad?

3. In what tense is the first chapter written?

4. What does Mr. Evans explain to Michael?

5. Who did Mireille call the day she met Michael?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Michael?

2. What does Michael do with Victor one evening?

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

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

5. Who is Fabienne?

6. Why did Mireille convince herself she did not want a child?

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

8. Who did not come to Mireille's engagement party?

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

10. Who gets kidnapped?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Healing from trauma is at the heart of this novel. Analyze how the author develops and strengthens the theme of healing through the plot and characters.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay analyzing how Mireille's self confidence shifts throughout the novel. Explore what of her distorted beliefs and perspectives shift after she is kidnapped. Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

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