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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. Where does Nadia live?

2. What is the narrator's job in "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special"?

3. Who is Gaspard?

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

5. Who is Wesley?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Anika and Thomas first meet?

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

7. What does Anika say initially attracted her to Thomas?

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

9. What does Dede reveal to Elsie about Blaise in "Dosas"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Select at least 2 mother/daughter relationships in the book. Analyze the relationship and answer the following question: What is the role of motherhood in the novel?

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