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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 Carole do with Jude on the terrace?

2. What is James's job?

3. Who is Greg?

4. What job did Charles Morrissete have?

5. How old was Carole when her father left?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Arnold give for only having one suit?

2. How does the short story, "Hot Air Balloons," end?

3. What is Kim's experience seeing the "real" island?

4. What was the start of Arnold and Darline's relationship like?

5. What song does Greg request for Kim and why?

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

7. What are the Haitian remedies that Carole prepares for Jeanne after she gives birth?

8. Why does Jeanne decide to christen Jude?

9. How does Lucy describe the Leve office?

10. Where did Arnold grow up and how was his childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the earthquake in Haiti impact different characters?

Essay Topic 2

What are the deeper meanings of the titles that Danticat selects for her stories? Select three titles and analyze the metaphorical meaning of each.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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