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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sophie not eat much during lunch on the plane?

2. According to Atie, why should Sophie treat her mother well?

3. Who goes with Sophie to Port-au-Prince?

4. What happens to Sophie's mother each time she thinks about having the baby taken out?

5. What does Sophie find when she gets home after visiting her mother the evening of the singing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Storytelling is important in "Breath, Eyes, Memory." Who tells most of these stories? What do they represent and why are they told? How do they further the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Poverty is a theme that is mentioned a few times in "Breath, Eyes, Memory." Where in the book is this theme displayed? Give three examples of how you know Haitian people are poor.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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