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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of voice does the baby that speaks to Sophie's mother have?

2. What did the stories of Martine and Atie's father do to them?

3. Which word does Brigitte learn to say when Sophie gets home from her meeting?

4. When does Sophie see the light go out that she and her grandmother watch during supper?

5. Why does Sophie leave Joseph?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sophie's priorities and personality change over the course of the book. Compare the changes she experiences through the four books.

Essay Topic 2

Atie's behavior changes over the course of the book. Explain the changes that happen to her. Compare how she behaves during the two different periods. How does she behave while raising Sophie? What does she do when Sophie returns to Haiti? What does Ifé think about Atie? Who's Atie's friend?

Essay Topic 3

The four main characters in "Breath, Eyes, Memory" are Sophie, her mother, her grandmother, and her aunt. They represent females of different generations in the same family. Compare and contrast the relationships between these four women and describe how these relationships develop over the course of the book.

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