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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. What do Sophie and Joseph do after the last test of Sophie's mother?
2. How long do Sophie and her aunt sit in a van on their way to Sophie's grandmother?
3. Atie behaves differently one morning at breakfast. What does Atie do when she eats breakfast?
4. Where is the item that arrives for the family the day an outsider joins supper?
5. Who is the sender of the item that comes for the family?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Sophie returns to Haiti for her mother's funeral?
2. What does Sophie do the first two months she is living in New York?
3. The night of the conversation between Sophie and her grandmother, Sophie's grandmother tells a story to a group of neighborhood boys. What is this story about?
4. What story does Sophie think about when she goes to bed with a pestle?
5. Describe the events surrounding the Mother's Day card Sophie intends to give her Aunt Atie.
6. When Sophie is leaving in the van, she describes a sight called Guinea. What is Guinea?
7. Sophie and Atie have a conversation on the steps when Atie comes home one night. What does Atie talk about?
8. Sophie and her mother talk about their health in the plane on the way back to the United States. What starts the conversation and what do they say?
9. What does Sophie's mother tell Sophie after arriving at her mother's house?
10. What does Sophie initially talk about with her therapist in Chapter 32?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The four main characters in "Breath, Eyes, Memory" are Sophie, her mother, her grandmother, and her aunt. They represent females of different generations in the same family. Compare and contrast the relationships between these four women and describe how these relationships develop over the course of the book.
Essay Topic 2
"Breath, Eyes, Memory" is split up into four books. Describe the setting of each book and explain why these settings change. Why is each setting important for the plot? How does each setting affect the main character Sophie?
Essay Topic 3
One of the themes explored throughout this book is the inequality between men and women in Haiti during the time in which it is set. Give three examples and explain the inequality.
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