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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie talk about to her therapist after she scolds her?

2. Who is the message from that Sophie hears on the answering machine when she returns from therapy?

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

4. Where do Martine and Ifé go the day after Martine arrives?

5. What does Sophie tell her therapist when she goes back to see her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death is introduced as a theme at the end of the book. In this case, death equals freedom. Explain this motif. Who is set free? How and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Atie's behavior changes over the course of the book. Explain the changes that happen to her. Compare how she behaves during the two different periods. How does she behave while raising Sophie? What does she do when Sophie returns to Haiti? What does Ifé think about Atie? Who's Atie's friend?

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