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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. Where is Anika when she begins to miscarry?

2. What is the first thing Melisande tells the Narrator in Section 3?

3. Why does Mona reprimand Elsie?

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

5. How old was Thomas when he moved to New York from Haiti?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the female Haitian doctor tell the narrator and Melisande?

2. How does the earthquake in Haiti impact Thomas's life?

3. How does Nadia's mother react when Nadia calls her after learning her father is dead?

4. How does the chapter get it's name, "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special"?

5. What is Elsie's job in Section 1? Does she like it?

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

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

8. How does the narrator help Melisande take her medication?

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

10. What does Dede reveal to Elsie about Blaise in "Dosas"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are wealth and poverty expressed in the text? Select two different characters as examples.

Essay Topic 2

How does Danticat use secondary characters in her stories? Select three secondary characters and analyze their roles with their respective stories.

Essay Topic 3

How does the earthquake in Haiti impact different characters?

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