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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warning does Dr. Javier bring to Amabelle?

2. What torture does Tibon escape that many other Haitian immigrants did not?

3. Why does Amabelle have difficulty finding the stream and cave when she visits Alegria?

4. What main town do the travelers reach first?

5. What does Papi spend time doing after his grandson dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Edwidge Danticat is a Haitian immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1969 when she was 12 years old. Knowing this piece of information:

1) Discuss how you think her background influenced the creation of this novel.

2) Discuss the viewpoints she likely brings to the novel.

3) Critique the novel's point of view. Is it more or less trustworthy? Is it more or less biased? Why?

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Memories are central to the story lines in Middlesex. Discuss how the author uses recollections of the past in the novel. What is the impact of these memories on the story? What is the author trying to say about our beliefs about memories? Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

The relationships between parents and their children is a recurring topic in The Farming of Bones. Select two of the following pairs and discuss the relationship between the parent and child. Focus your discussion on the impact of the relationship between parent and child. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

1) Amabelle and her parents.

2) Senora Valencia and her parents (Papi and her deceased mother).

3) Senora Valencia, Senor Pico and the twins.

4) Yves and Man Rapadou.

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