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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's mother sing the evening they all have dinner at her house?

2. What does Sophie need for her relationship with Joseph to work out?

3. What does Sophie answer when her therapist asks her if she ever hated her mother?

4. What does Sophie's mother lend Sophie when she leaves?

5. How does Ifé answer when Sophie asks why mothers test their children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Haitian government is violent and the Haitian people are fearful of it. This theme appears several times over the course of the book. Where is this displayed in "Breath, Eyes, Memory?" Give three examples of the fear and/or the violent regime.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Danticat emphasizes the roles religion and superstition play in the characters' lives. Give five examples of where religion or superstition are mentioned and explain these examples in depth.

Essay Topic 3

Sophie and Joseph's relationship develops over the years. Which changes occur? What causes these changes? Compare their relationship when Sophie is eighteen, when she has a daughter in Haiti, and when she returns to the United States.

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