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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Marc and Sophie's mother behave over dinner?

2. Where is Sophie's mother buried?

3. What does Sophie do after the funeral?

4. What does Martine tell Sophie after she arrives from the United States?

5. What does Sophie saying her mother is pregnant bring back to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Female characters are a big theme in the book. In the third book, a new female character, Brigitte, gets introduced. What is her role through the rest of the book? What is her liaison to the other female characters? Where is her importance displayed in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Sex equals bad memories for both Sophie and her mother. Where is this displayed in the novel? Explain this motif for both Sophie and her mother. How do they compare?

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