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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 does Michael find at his house one night?

2. What kind of surgery does Mireille need?

3. What does Mireille tell her father when she sees him for the last time?

4. Why does Mireille panic at airport security?

5. What does Mireille ask of the highway patrol officer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Shannon?

2. What happens the morning after Mireille gets home from Haiti?

3. What was Sebastian's childhood like?

4. Who convinces Michael to go back to Miami?

5. What does Mireille bake with Lorraine?

6. Where is the first place Mireille goes when she is free?

7. Why is Mireille afraid of the highway patrol officer?

8. What kind of press does Mireille do in the after?

9. What lie does the Commander tell Mireille?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

MIreille is a survivor. Analyze how the author uses the character of Mireille to develop the theme of survival. Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay in which you explore Mireille's relationship with her sister, Mona. What kind of support does Mona offer Mireille that no one else can? What is the significance of this relationship, both before and after Mireille's kidnapping? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

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