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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 old was Claude when he killed his father?
2. How old is Michel while he is narrating the story in the present moment of the story in "Monkey Tails"?
3. Why does the narrator says that Claude is luckier than most?
4. What does Dany tell his aunt about in his dream?
5. How did the prison guard torture Beatrice?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the main character of the "Monkey Tails" chapter, and where is it set?
2. Under what conditions did Freda’s father disappear?
3. What is the significance of the title of the "Monkey Tails" chapter?
4. Why does the main character of "Night Talkers" get three pieces of cloth to keep with him the rest of his life?
5. What does Freda say her father wished would happen on New Year’s Eve, in the years before he was arrested?
6. Why did Freda emigrate from Haiti to the U.S.?
7. Why does Michel say he understood things he should have been too young to understand?
8. Why does Dany think that Claude is lucky?
9. Why does Claude say that he is the luckiest man in the world?
10. What is the significance of the song Brother Timonie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
What topics would you like to research further, after reading The Dew Breaker. Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on The Dew Breaker.
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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