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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 do Darline and Arnold meet?

2. What is Leve?

3. What color is the dress Carole wears to the christening?

4. Where is Kim at the start of "Seven Stories"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Lucy and Neah's upbringing different?

2. How does Lucy describe the Leve office?

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

4. Who is Miss Ruby and why is she important to the story?

5. How does Lucy's upbringing impact her personality?

6. How would you describe Jeanne and James's marriage?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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