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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. When did Mireille and Michael first meet?

2. What condescending comment does Sebastian make to Michael?

3. Who did Mireille call the day she met Michael?

4. What does Mireille tell her father the first time she calls him from her cage?

5. Who can lift Mireille's bed with one arm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the narrator and her family staying at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who is Michael?

3. What were Michael's plans for himself and Mireille a year into their relationship?

4. Why did Mireille convince herself she did not want a child?

5. Where did Mireille get married?

6. Who is Lorraine?

7. What part of her life does Mireille still have while in her cage?

8. Who is Fabienne?

9. Who is Sebastian?

10. How did Mireille meet Michael?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining Mireille's attitude toward people and relationships. Does this perspective shift throughout the novel? If so, how? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Mireille and her father. How does it change or stay the same throughout the novel? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Mireille's desire to "be empty" after she is rescued from her captors and returned to the States. What does she mean by this, and why is being empty something that she is desperate for? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

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