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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 Elsie live?

2. Who is Xavier?

3. What is the name of the first short story in the novel?

4. How much do Olivia's kidnappers want for her return at first?

5. What has Anika started sketching?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does the earthquake in Haiti impact different characters?

Essay Topic 3

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

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