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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 has Sophie's mother not met Brigitte yet?

2. Which number does Atie use to win the lottery?

3. Where is Louise standing when she shouts Atie's name before picking her up?

4. How do Sophie and her aunt travel the rest of the trek to the grandmother?

5. What does Joseph ask Sophie when he comes home from touring the second time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sophie's mother come to visit in Haiti?

2. What happens the night Joseph comes home from touring and takes Sophie out to the Note?

3. What does Sophie's room in Brooklyn look like?

4. What did Atie and her sister Martine do in Port-au-Prince when they were young?

5. Why do Sophie's mother and grandmother go to the notary together?

6. What happens in when Sophie comes home after talking to her therapist about her mother in Chapter 35?

7. 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?

8. One night Sophie's grandmother cooks beans and she and Sophie have a conversation about Sophie's husband. What do they talk about?

9. What happens in Chapter 14 when Sophie and her aunt Atie walk home after Sophie arrives with a van?

10. What happens at the sexual phobia group Sophie attends in Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sophie's priorities and personality change over the course of the book. Compare the changes she experiences through the four books.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses certain techniques in "Breath, Eyes, Memory" to connect the readers to the Haitian culture. How does she manage to do this? Give a few examples.

Essay Topic 3

Dreams are another big theme in "Breath, Eyes, Memory." Who is having dreams? What do the dreams symbolize? Compare and contrast each character's dreams.

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