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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. Who is James?

2. What are Lucy's parent's jobs?

3. What happened to Paris's father?

4. What was the purpose of the clear plastic bags that were in Neah's room in Haiti?

5. Where does Darline take Arnold after she saves him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What terrifying situation happens with Jude after the christening?

2. Where does the short story, "Sunrise, Sunset," get its name from?

3. What are the two different meanings of the title "Without Inspection"?

4. How did Victor and Carole meet?

5. What does Victor buy Carole? Why does he do this?

6. What are the tattoos that Lucy and Neah have?

7. What is Darline doing when Arnold goes to see her while he is dying?

8. What is "Seven," and what is it about?

9. Who is Callie's father and how did he impact her life and their family?

10. How does Kim describe Callie when she sees her for the first time since they were children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is this text an example of feminist literature? Support your answer with evidence from the text and class discussions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role that immigration plays in the novel? How does immigration impact the characters? Select three characters to analyze in regards to this question.

Essay Topic 3

How does Danticat use secondary characters in her stories? Select three secondary characters and analyze their roles with their respective stories.

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