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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. How old is Gaspard?

2. What is the gift that Anika has prepared for Thomas?

3. What does Anika promise Thomas in order to get him to meet up with her?

4. What has Anika started sketching?

5. How old is Wesley?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mona and how does Elsie describe her?

2. According to Blaise in Section 1, what happens to Olivia?

3. Why is the Canadian doctor who Melisande goes to first concerned about Melisande?

4. What happens when Nadia gets to the house to see her father, in Section 2?

5. What is Nadia's "spot" and how does she describe it in Section 2?

6. How does Elsie describe Olivia when she first meets and becomes friends with her in Section 1?

7. How does the chapter get it's name, "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special"?

8. How does the earthquake in Haiti impact Thomas's life?

9. How does the chapter 'The Gift' get its name?

10. What does Anika do after she learns about the earthquake in Haiti?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select four characters throughout the book and explain how they are static or dynamic characters. Analyze how their changes or lack thereof impact the arc of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role that wealth and poverty have on the characters in the book. Select at least three stories and look at how wealth and poverty impact the characters.

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of love present in all 8 of the stories in the collection?

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