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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many husbands has the mother had?
2. Who often joins the lover and the narrator at expensive restaurants and nightclubs?
3. Who decided that the narrator's family should move to France?
4. Because of her involvement in the relationship with the lover, how do people in the colony react toward the narrator?
5. In what year does the narrator finish high school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The relationship between the mother and the daughter, the narrator, in the novel is very interesting, though highly dysfunctional. Describe this relationship. How does the nature of the relationship affect the personality or character traits of the narrator? How does the relationship between mother and daughter affect the narrator's early and later life? Why is it difficult for the narrator to remember her mother later in life?
Essay Topic 2
Child prostitution is an undertone throughout the novel. Explain what exchanges are being made and why the relationship would be considered child prostitution. Who benefits from this situation? Who loses?
Essay Topic 3
Look at the character of the younger brother. Although he is a more minor character, his treatment by the older brother is a prevalent event in the novel. The younger brother is a character whose life is dictated by fear, though, he is not the only character whose fear influences their actions. Describe the role of fear as it pertains to the younger brother. Identify the other characters for which fear plays a role in the novel. How are they affected by it?
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