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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 did Anne’s younger brother die?
2. What quality does mistletoe have, according to Anne?
3. What is Nadine’s reputation on the ward where she works?
4. How tall is the sculpture Ka made of her father?
5. What procedure has Ms. Hinds had performed in the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Eric’s relationship with his roommates like?
2. How does Ka end the conversation with her mother?
3. What causes Nadine to call her parents?
4. How have Anne and her husband camouflaged their old life in Haiti, now that they are in New York?
5. How did Eric and his wife twist the carnival tradition related to married people?
6. How does Nadine’s call with her parents go?
7. What is Nadine’s relationship with her co-workers like?
8. What is the crisis Ka Bienaimé is facing at the beginning of The Dew Breaker, and how does the crisis resolve?
9. What does Eric’s wife do while he is at work?
10. What emergency is Nadine called in to resolve in Ms. Hinds’ room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Make a graphic representation of the themes that appear in the various stories, and trace their appearance from story to story. Explain how tightly these stories are tied thematically as well as in terms of details like characters’ relationships and places.
Essay Topic 2
Evaluate your own reading of The Dew Breaker—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.
Essay Topic 3
Evaluate the ending of The Dew Breaker. Does it ring true to you? Does it successfully resolve the problems and tensions that preceded it? What would you change, if anything? What are you left wishing for closure on, if anything?
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