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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is worried about Sophie, according to Sophie's mother?

2. What did the stories of Martine and Atie's mother do to them?

3. Why is Sophie's mother afraid being back at home?

4. What does the therapist suggest the unborn child is proof of?

5. Where does Sophie stop after her second appointment with her therapist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Edwidge Danticat set the book in Haiti and in the United States. Why did she set the book in these places and what is her goal with this book? Did she achieve that goal?

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

Describe the relationship between Sophie's mother Martine and Sophie's aunt Atie. We read about them while they were young and when they meet in Haiti. They talk about each other to Sophie. What is important to them? What do they talk about to Sophie and to each other?

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