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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 does Nadia's mother say to her after Nadia calls to say Maurice is dead?

2. How old is Melisande?

3. What does Olivia do the first night she meets Blaise?

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

5. How many children do Maurice and his wife have together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Nadia's mother a good mother? Do she and Nadia have a good relationship? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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