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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who offers to bless Amabelle and Sebastien's marriage?
2. Which of the following is NOT a memory Amabelle has as she is walking down the trail with the other immigrants?
3. What strikes Amabelle as she witnesses a woman having her leg amputated?
4. Which of the following people does Amabelle NOT secure passage to Haiti for?
5. Where does Amabelle ask the truck driver to leave her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Though Sebastien is not involved in much of the action of the novel, he plays a major role in the plot and development of Amabelle's character. Write an essay discussing:
1) Sebastien's character traits.
2) The impact of Sebastien's life on the plot and Amabelle's character.
3) The impact of Sebastien's death on the plot and Amabelle's character.
Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
The Farming of Bones looks at the relationship between the personal (i.e., love, friendships, family) and the political (i.e., government, military, nationalism). Discuss what the novel says about:
1) The relationship between the two. Are they always the same or different? Why?
2) What influences the personal? What else influences the political?
3) What impact do the two have on each other? Is it positive or negative? Why? Can the two co-exist happily? Why or why not?
Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Then comment on the novel's view points. Do you agree or disagree with what the novel says about the relationship between the personal and the political? Why or why not?
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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