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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. Why does Mireille run into the cornfields?

2. What does Mireille's note to Lorraine say?

3. What is the name of Mireille's daughter?

4. What does Michael say to Mirielle's family when he leaves?

5. Who ends up paying Mireille's ransom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Michael's parents disappointed in him?

2. Who retrieves Mireille from a shed?

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

4. Where does Michael take Mireille after he finds her?

5. What does Mireille find out at her doctor's appointment?

6. What does Mireille say to her father when she leaves Haiti?

7. Why does Mireille take to writing notes to communicate with people?

8. Why does Mireille refuse to eat?

9. What does Mireille bake with Lorraine?

10. Why does Mireille spend the night in a shed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Mireille and her father. How does it change or stay the same throughout the novel? 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 the relationship between Mireille and her mother. How does it change or stay the same throughout the novel? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

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