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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 nickname does Gaspard call Elsie?

2. What is Nadia's father's wife wearing on her feet?

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

4. Where did the narrator of "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special" go to graduate school?

5. When did Nadia's father die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Nadia describe her father's wife?

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

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

8. What do the narrator and Babette talk about when they meet?

9. Who was Dede swindled in the past?

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

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 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 3

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

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