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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 convinces Michael to go back to Miami?

2. What does Lorraine make for Mireille?

3. Why is Glen disappointed in Michael?

4. What natural disaster devastates Haiti?

5. When does Mireille leave Port-au-Prince?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mireille not want to touch Christophe when she gets home after 13 days?

2. What did the Commander's father do for a living?

3. Who retrieves Mireille from a shed?

4. Why does Mireille refuse to eat?

5. What lie does the Commander tell Mireille?

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

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

8. What does Mireille bake with Lorraine?

9. When does Mireille tell Michael to come get her?

10. When does Mireille leave Haiti?

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 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 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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