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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. How is the boy’s book covered, according to the narrator?
2. What does the girl say her father regrets?
3. What does the boy say he is glad his boat is not full of?
4. Who does the boy dream of?
5. What does the girl say she wishes she could do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the girl’s mother in prison?
2. What is the American involvement in 1937?
3. Why does Lili leave Guy’s eyes open at the end of A Wall of Fire Rising?
4. What is it like in Haiti where the girl remains after the boy’s departure?
5. What happens to the pregnant girl on the ship?
6. Why is the boy fleeing from Haiti?
7. Describe the circumstances in which Guy and Lili live.
8. What are the mood and tone of this story?
9. What is the history of the Madonna the girl carries?
10. What is the significance of the hot-air balloon in A Wall of Fire Rising?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways is Krik? Krak! relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.
Essay Topic 2
What topics would you like to research further, after reading Krik? Krak!. Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on Krik? Krak!.
Essay Topic 3
When is Krik? Krak! most itself? What is its characteristic passage, or moment? What makes that moment or passage the most representative of the book as a whole? Are there any places where the book seems to depart from its typical self, as if to become a different book?
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