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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 class did Lucy and Neah sign up for together?

2. What did Jeanne do before she had a baby?

3. What is Darline cooking when Arnold "visits" her?

4. What does Neah's mother do for a living?

5. Whose poetry does Neah begin to get interested in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the members of Carol's family and how do they react to her dementia?

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

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

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

5. What prompts Neah to want to drop out of college?

6. What type of people are on Kim's flight?

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

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

9. How does Lucy respond to the Leve poster she sees at her work/study job on campus?

10. What is Paris doing when Arnold goes to see him while he is dying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of love present in all 8 of the stories in the collection?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How does the earthquake in Haiti impact different characters?

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