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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. What does Helena tell Amy about her personality?

2. What languages did Sylvie speak when she went to the U.S.?

3. How old is Sylvie?

4. Where did Sylvie go to university?

5. Where does Amy stay in the Netherlands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amy discover at Sylvie's apartment?

2. Why does Amy to go Jim's school?

3. What does Helena accuse Sylvie of doing?

4. Who comes to get Sylvie at the airport?

5. Why was Lukas and Sylvie's childhood difficult?

6. Who is Estelle?

7. What is Sylvie's relationship with Pa like?

8. What does Grandma give Sylvie when she arrives at the Tan house?

9. What do Lukas and Helena assume about Sylvie's disappearance?

10. Why is Sylvie's first night at the Tan house awkward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the voice of Sylvie. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text to analyze whether this is a positive or negative voice.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss race and racism in the novel. Specifically, compare and contrast the racism Sylvie and Amy face in the Netherlands and America. How does it compare, and in what ways does it affect them?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how Amy's relationship with, and notion of, Sylvie changes throughout the novel.

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