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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the first narrator wish he had with him?
2. What did the soldiers make Celianne's brother do?
3. Why does the male narrator have to throw out his notebook?
4. Why does the male narrator feign nausea?
5. Why won't Celianne let go of her baby?
Short Essay Questions
1. What obstacle must the female narrator's family overcome before they can leave the city? How do they fix this? How does this blur the lines of good/evil and friends/enemies in the narrative?
2. How does Madan Roger's behavior differ from that of the female narrator's family?
3. Name the smells the male narrator talks about.
4. What concern does the female narrator's father express for the male narrator? How is this significant?
5. What happens in the male narrator's dream?
6. What happened to the young man on the boat the first time he tried to sail to Miami?
7. What happens to the male narrator when he tries to sing?
8. What happens after the female narrator thanks her father? What is significant about this?
9. What does the male narrator say about religion? What are his beliefs, if any?
10. Describe the male narrators life before he fled Haiti. What did the male narrator do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think about Celianne's story. Why won't she let go of the baby? When she does, why does she jump as well? How does her story contrast with that of the female narrator?
Essay Topic 2
What do you think the banyan tree symbolizes in the story? When does it appear? Who sits under it? What does the narrator say her mother told her about banyan trees? What impact do you think it has on the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Think about Madan Roger. What is significant about her? What does she represent in the story? Be sure to use examples.
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