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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the female narrator thank her father?

2. What does the father do when the female narrator thanks him?

3. Who says, "He cannot protect us. Only God can protect us?"

4. How does the female narrator bathe herself?

5. Why were students shot outside the Fort Dimanche Prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the two different styles of writing each narrator uses. What does this tell us about each character? How does this contrast with their surroundings?

Essay Topic 2

Think about the two narrators' surroundings. What do their descriptions of the sea and the mountains foreshadow in the story? What does this tell us about their relationship?

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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