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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 goes to see Abeo graduate from Eden?

2. Who comes to the house when Wasik does not answer Serafine?

3. Who calls Thema for the first time in years in the late 90s?

4. How old is Abeo when her virginity is taken?

5. Who does not know Abeo is Serafine's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abeo spend her days doing in winter of 2003?

2. What do Abeo and Serafine do on the "best day" in Manhattan?

3. What happens a decade after Duma takes Abeo's virginity?

4. Why is Serafine angry with Thema when she calls for the first time in years?

5. Who is Dayo Chebe?

6. What is the nature of Serafine's relationship with her husband?

7. What happens at Eden Rehabilitation Center?

8. What does Wasik say when Serafine asks where Abeo is?

9. What happens at the mall?

10. What does Abeo do after Duma takes her virginity?

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 discuss Serafine's attempts to overcompensate for her past mistakes, particularly when Abeo arrives in New York. What does Serafine do in an attempt to assuage her guilt, and in what ways do those attempts fail or succeed?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine Abeo's understanding of why she came to be at the shrine. How does this understanding change by the end of the novel? Use passages from the text to support your claims.

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