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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who said, "If only i knew some good wanga magic, I would wipe them off the face of the earth?"

3. What does the female narrator say seems to hurt her father's feelings?

4. Why is the second narrator listening for the first narrator's name on the radio?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"If I was a girl, maybe I would have been at home and not out politicking and getting myself into something like this." Think about this quote from the male narrator. Do you think that his gender brings about the narrator's situation? What character on the boat could perhaps refute this claim? Do you agree with the narrator? Does gender determine safety?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Think about all the gruesome descriptions the female narrator offers. What tone does she take when describing? What does this tell us about the narrator? About Haitians?

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