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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the female narrator almost arrested?

2. What do both of the narrators refer to their love as?

3. What is the setting the second narrator is in?

4. What did the female narrator's neighbor Madan Roger come home with?

5. Why doesn't the second narrator sketch butterflies anymore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"I go to them now as though it was always meant to be, as though the very day that my mother birthed me, she had chosen me to live life eternal, among the children of the deep blue sea, those who have escaped the chains of slavery to form a world beneath the heavens and the blood-drenched earth where you live."

Consider the quote above. Explain its significance in the story. Pay special attention to syntax, tone, diction, imagery and meaning.

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 the author's use of color in the story. When is it used? What impact does it have?

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