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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. Who is Xavier?

2. What does the narrator tell Babette to do about Melisande?

3. What nickname does Gaspard call Elsie?

4. How many children do Maurice and his wife have together?

5. What is Thomas's wife's heritage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nadia not know her father, in Section 2?

2. Who is Mona and how does Elsie describe her?

3. What events lead up to Thomas and Anika pouring water on their heads?

4. How does the chapter 'The Gift' get its name?

5. What do the narrator and Babette talk about when they meet?

6. How does Elsie describe Olivia when she first meets and becomes friends with her in Section 1?

7. Why is the Canadian doctor who Melisande goes to first concerned about Melisande?

8. How does the narrator respond when Melisande tells her about her medical news?

9. What are the key physical differences in Thomas since the earthquake?

10. What is Nadia's "spot" and how does she describe it in Section 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the role that wealth and poverty have on the characters in the book. Select at least three stories and look at how wealth and poverty impact the characters.

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of love present in all 8 of the stories in the collection?

Essay Topic 3

Select three characters who are homesick in one way or another and explain homesickness is expressed in their story and how it impacts them.

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