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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. Who hates hospitals?

2. What religion did the Kata's practice?

3. Who raises Abeo instead of Serafine?

4. Who tells Ismae that Abeo was not in school?

5. Who does Serafine call when Ismae does not answer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ismae's grandfather do?

2. Why is Aymee upset after Juba tells her she is fat?

3. What does Abeo think sent her to the shrine?

4. Who does Abeo see next to Mohammed, and what does she do to him?

5. Why is Wasik questioned by the prime minister?

6. What does Wasik threaten to do when Ismae is away?

7. Who takes Abeo to the shrine, and how?

8. What does Grandmother suggest Wasik do to save his family?

9. Who passes away in Prama?

10. What year is it when Abeo goes to the shrine, and how old is she?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you describe the tone of the novel. Use specific adjectives to describe the tone, and be sure to include passages from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the motif of butterflies in the novel. Why butterflies? What about them is relevant to the concept of freedom (in this case, freedom from both physical and emotional captivity)? Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Abeo's disdain for and fear of men. Where does this fear come from, and why? In what ways does it manifest in her life after the shrine.

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