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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 Mireille wake up to find on top of her in her cage?

2. Who punishes TiPierre?

3. What does Mireille do when she gets to the airport?

4. Why does Mireille run into the cornfields?

5. How much money does Mireille take out of an ATM?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Mireille throw a glass jar at someone?

5. What does Mireille bake with Lorraine?

6. What does Mireille tell her father the last time she sees him?

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

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

9. When does Mireille leave Haiti?

10. Who retrieves Mireille from a shed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the voice of Mireille. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text and analyze whether this voice changes throughout the novel as Mireille describes her kidnapping experience and her life thereafter.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Mireille's desire to "be empty" after she is rescued from her captors and returned to the States. What does she mean by this, and why is being empty something that she is desperate for? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

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