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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the female narrator's father approve of her boyfriend?

2. Why does the female narrator's father sleep at his brother's house?

3. What does the female narrator see as they drive to ville rose?

4. What happens between the female narrator's family in the latrine?

5. What do black butterflies bring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Think about the old man on the boat. What do you think his presence represents? Why do you think he is always looking over the narrator's shoulder as he writes? Why do you think the narrator asks him to tell his story to his parents? What do you make of the old man's vision?

Essay Topic 3

Think about how the female narrator's conflict with her father comes to a close. What does this conflict tell us about the narrator? Be descriptive.

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