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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 is Thomas's wife's heritage?

2. What lie did Nadia's mother tell her?

3. What is Nadia's father's name?

4. What is Thomas's favorite drink?

5. How old was Thomas when he moved to New York from Haiti?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the key physical differences in Thomas since the earthquake?

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

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

5. How did Anika and Thomas first meet?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a diaspora? How does it apply to this book? Use specific characters and plot lines as examples.

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

Is this a feminist text? Give examples to support your answer.

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