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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 did Thomas live before he moved to Miami?

2. Where is Melisande's first doctor from?

3. When asked where she contracted the virus, what is Melisande's answer?

4. How does Thomas respond to his panic attack in the restaurant?

5. What is Melisande diagnosed with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Anika and Thomas first meet?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select two of the short stories from the text and analyze how the concept of "home" is developed throughout each.

Essay Topic 2

How does the earthquake in Haiti impact different characters?

Essay Topic 3

Select three characters who are homesick in one way or another and explain homesickness is expressed in their story and how it impacts them.

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