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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 does Mireille start laughing hysterically in her cage?

2. What is the name of Mireille's daughter?

3. What does the highway patrol officer ask Mireille?

4. When does Mireille leave Port-au-Prince?

5. Why is Lorraine disappointed in Michael?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Commander's father do for a living?

2. Why does Mireille not want to touch Christophe when she gets home after 13 days?

3. What kind of press does Mireille do in the after?

4. What truth set Mireille free?

5. Who is Shannon?

6. What happens the morning after Mireille gets home from Haiti?

7. What did Mireille do after the earthquake in Haiti?

8. Why does Mireille spend the night in a shed?

9. What does Mireille find out at her doctor's appointment?

10. When does Mireille leave Haiti?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the voice of Mireille. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text and analyze whether this voice changes throughout the novel as Mireille describes her kidnapping experience and her life thereafter.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Mireille's understanding of her identity. How does this change throughout the novel, particularly after she is kidnapped, and after she is rescued? What does she know about her herself, and what does she forget? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning.

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