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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. What does Pop say about Slater?

2. Who grabs Marie's gun?

3. What happened on the day Helene died?

4. Who follows Marie all the way to the American embassy?

5. What does Marie discover about Thomas after she gets rescued?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marie's main form of transportation in Africa?

2. What does Marie discover about her pregnancy 12 weeks in?

3. Where is Thomas's body found?

4. What does being in Burkina remind Marie of?

5. Where does Marie first see Thomas while in his country?

6. Why does Marie fly to Martinique in 1987?

7. What happens on the way to Slater's office?

8. What does Marie tell Thomas at Mole National Park?

9. Why did Helene go back to New York, according to Agathe?

10. Where does Marie go after she leaves Africa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining Marie's attitude toward people and relationships. Use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze how Marie's understanding of Daniel Slater changes throughout the novel. How and why does her understanding of him change so drastically?

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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