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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. What drink does Gaspard request?

2. Who is Olivia?

3. Where does Maurice want his ashes spread?

4. What drink does Elsie get drunk off of in Section 1?

5. What is Thomas's favorite drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the female Haitian doctor tell the narrator and Melisande?

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

3. What events lead up to Thomas and Anika pouring water on their heads?

4. Why does Nadia not know her father, in Section 2?

5. What is the job that the narrator and her husband have?

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

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

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

9. How does the narrator respond when Melisande tells her about her medical news?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the role of death in the book. Select two stories that deal with the theme of death and explain how death impacts the characters and the plot.

Essay Topic 2

Select three characters who are homesick in one way or another and explain homesickness is expressed in their story and how it impacts them.

Essay Topic 3

In "Hot Air Balloons," what do the tattoos symbolize?

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