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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. Who has an outstanding bill at the hotel in "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special"?

2. Where do Anika and Thomas meet?

3. How long has it been since Anika and Thomas have seen one another?

4. Where does the final scene of "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special" take place?

5. Who is Wesley?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Anika and Thomas first meet?

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

3. How does the narrator help Melisande take her medication?

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

5. What is Elsie's job in Section 1? Does she like it?

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

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

8. What happens between Dede and Elsie at the end of "Dosas"?

9. Who was Dede swindled in the past?

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 theme of death in "In the Old Day" and explain how death changes the relationship between the characters.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role that immigration plays in the novel? How does immigration impact the characters? Select three characters to analyze in regards to this question.

Essay Topic 3

How does Danticat use secondary characters in her stories? Select three secondary characters and analyze their roles with their respective stories.

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