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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Amabelle and Yves come upon an oxen cart stuck in the mud, what do they notice the cart is filled with?

2. What lead to Yves' father's death?

3. What does Kongo give Amabelle as a gift?

4. Why did Man Rapadou kill her husband?

5. What does Yves suggest Amabelle do to make money for herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The settings of The Farming of Bones are almost like characters in the novel. Select two of the settings in the novel and:

1) Describe each setting

2) Discuss the impact of the setting on the story line

3) Discuss the impact of the setting on the characters' development

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

Essay Topic 2

Throughout The Farming of Bones, Edwidge Danticat weaves actual events from history into her fictional story. Select one of the situations where she places her characters within a real historical context and:

1) Describe the historical context of the scene or chapter (i.e., What actually happened in history that Danticat uses in the book?)

2) Discuss the relationship between the historical context and the fictional story. What does this piece of history have to do with Amabelle's life? Why does Danticat choose to place these characters at this particular point in the story in this particular historical context?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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