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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. What is Darline's job?

2. What does Darline wear to Paris's graduation?

3. What was the purpose of the clear plastic bags that were in Neah's room in Haiti?

4. How old were Callie and Kim when they first met?

5. Who is the minister of finance's fiance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Jeanne and James's marriage?

2. Who are the members of Carol's family and how do they react to her dementia?

3. How does Kim describe Callie when she sees her for the first time since they were children?

4. What is Darline doing when Arnold goes to see her while he is dying?

5. Why does Jeanne decide to christen Jude?

6. What is Paris doing when Arnold goes to see him while he is dying?

7. How does Lucy describe the Leve office?

8. How did Arnold get to America?

9. How does Lucy's upbringing impact her personality?

10. Who is Callie's father and how did he impact her life and their family?

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

Analyze the role of death in the book. Select two stories that deal with the theme of death and explain how death impacts the characters and the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Select two of the short stories from the text and analyze how the concept of "home" is developed throughout each.

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