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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 does Ka’s father explain why he had to destroy the sculpture of himself?

2. Where does Nadine live?

3. What sentence was passed on Constant when he was tried in Haiti in absentia?

4. How long has it been since Eric has seen his wife, at the beginning of the "Seven" chapter?

5. Where are Ka and her father at the start of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ka and her family react to the possibility that a wanted Haitian criminal might be in the church?

2. What is Nadine Osnac’s relationship with her parents like, at the beginning of the chapter titled “Water Child”?

3. In how many ways does the number seven resonate for Eric at the start of the second chapter, titled “Seven”?

4. How did Eric and his wife twist the carnival tradition related to married people?

5. How does the narrator characterize Anne’s religiosity?

6. How is the ending of "Water Child" chapter similar to themes in The Book of the Dead?

7. What does Eric mean to Nadine now?

8. What political event captivates Eric’s wife during her first week in New York?

9. What is Eric’s relationship with his roommates like?

10. What do Eric and his wife do when they go out on the weekend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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

What role do superstition and religion play in The Dew Breaker? Who is moved by them, and how are they moved? Who is not moved by them, and how does the immunity, such as it is, serve as either an advantage or disadvantage? What can you say about Danticat’s approach to superstition and religion in The Dew Breaker?

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