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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. Why do the cops show up in Chapter 1?

2. Who wants to open up their own firm?

3. Who believes in Communism?

4. Who takes a picture with Thomas?

5. What is the profession of the narrator's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wants to be a spy when they are a child?

2. Who comes to Martinique on Marie's request?

3. Where do Marie's sons stay for a night in Connecticut?

4. Where does Marie take Thomas for dinner?

5. What happens when Marie returns from getting groceries one summer?

6. Who is Aisha?

7. What bad news does Pop give Marie?

8. What job does Ross offer to Marie?

9. Who took over Agathe's job as the mother figure when she left?

10. What does Marie think of Thomas at first?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze whether Marie is a reliable narrator or not. Include evidence from the text to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze how Marie deals with the loss of her sister, Helene. How does this loss affect her, and aside from the fact that with death comes grief, why is Helene's death particularly difficult for Marie to contend with? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout her mission in Africa, Marie is made very aware of her status as an American, despite feeling that in the U.S., she feels black before she feels American. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast Marie's notions of her American status while she is in Africa and the U.S.

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