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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Sebastien visit Amabelle now that he is dead?
2. How does being called "Man Amabelle" effect Amabelle?
3. Where does Man Denise leave for?
4. What does Kongo give Amabelle as a gift?
5. What sight in the deserted village does Yves conceal from the others?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the themes The Farming of Bones explores is the role and importance of memory. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
Danticat's beautiful, lyrical language lends a layer of richness to the experience of reading The Farming of Bones. Select three instances where the author uses strong sensory language and:
1) Describe the language she uses.
2) Discuss the impact of the language on your experience of reading this scene. How does your understanding of the story change because of this language? How is it enhanced? Is it more or less pleasurable? Why?
Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout The Farming of Bones, Edwidge Danticat juxtaposes scenes from the past in Haiti with the narrator's present life in the Dominican Republic. Select one of the pairs of chapters where she does this and:
1) Describe the past and present scenes presented in the chapter.
2) Discuss the relationship between the two scenes. What do the two scenes have to do with each other? Why does Danticat choose to place these two scenes from different time periods within the same chapter?
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